Let's Party: It's Warm And It's Reisling Week.

By Jacy Wojcik in Food on May 21, 2009 8:20PM

It’s 80 degrees outside and we’re in the midst of Reisling Week 2009- a week-long celebration of America’s favorite white wine (but only if it’s sweet) which extends through this Sunday. We kid. We know some of you prefer the drier and flintier French varietals and now here’s your opportunity to sip and compare the styles of different German, Austrian, and Alsatian rieslings.

Throughout the week participating restaurants will offer tastings by the glass, wine flights, or food and wine parings. Chicago restaurants include: Ai Japanese Restaurant & Lounge, The Bottle Shop, Carlos' Restaurant, C-House, Frontera Grill & Topolobampo, Italian Villiage, Nomi, La Cantina, Mirabell Restaurant, Ringo, Japanese Restaurant, Salpicon, Shaw's Crab House, Tsuki, Vivere, Webster's Wine Bar and DOC Wine Bar. Whew.

Well take any excuse to drink wine in great weather. Even if it’s a week long PR campaign by Wines of Germany and European Union.

photo by: J. Star