Drink

Here are all of the Tribune Food and Dining team’s guides to different food and restaurants throughout Chicago, from best burgers and Italian beef to beer and wine.

There’s a wide range of sparkling wine options and just as many reasons why choosing alt-sparkling may spark even more joy this holiday season.

Though pét-nat wine originated in southwestern France, winemakers in other parts of the world are giving this versatile, sparkling style a go.

The beloved German-style brewery will close its doors Dec. 17.

A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail was up for approval Thursday in the state Assembly.

The lawsuit alleges Ravinia Brewing Company violated a since-rescinded 2018 agreement to limit the use of their shared hometown moniker.

Get ready to get spooky at restaurants and bars that are hosting Halloween events and specials across Chicago and the suburbs.

Starbucks sued Workers United in federal court, saying a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war angered hundreds of customers and damaged its reputation.

Just in time for Halloween and Elgin’s zombie-themed “Nightmare on Chicago Street" party, Black & Gray Brewing Co. in East Dundee is unveiling a new beer — Resurrection Ale.

For many consumers, high wine markups can be jarring. Wine pros weigh in on how to get the most bang for your buck.

Now in its 34th year, Naperville Ribfest is Sept. 15-17 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton.

Oswego Brewing Company, which became a staple for many in the village, will close its doors for good on Saturday, brewery officials said.

Chicago sommeliers offer suggestions for red wines that are enjoyable during hot summer weather.

Chicago AF and the Sober Black Girls Club are partnering up for a nonalcoholic bar crawl, with stops at In Good Spirits and Bendeción Bottle Shop.

Lo Rez Brewing is closing in September, with co-founder Dave Dahl chalking it up to a COVID-19 pandemic casualty.

The Chicago bars that go through the most bottles of Malört each year share what makes the drink so loved and so hated.

“Royko’s Beer Test 50th” will feature the tasting and rating of 11 lagers, local and national, by experts from the city’s lively craft-brewing community.

Andy Howell, a founder of Thornton Distilling Co., says an underground mineral spring near Thorn Creek is a source of clean, cold mineral water that attracted immigrants who brewed beer.

While rosé wine's popularity might have cooled, these bottle picks from Chicago sommeliers will have you swooning all summer.

The massive overhaul to the laws affecting the production, distribution and sale of alcohol passed with broad bipartisan support.

Under the bill, wedding barns that host more than six events a year would have to obtain a Class B liquor license, which would allow them to serve beer and wine.

After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.

Wisconsin’s smallest craft brewers, including the maker of the popular Spotted Cow beer, large retailers like the Kwik Trip convenience store franchise and other producers, wholesalers and retailers are getting behind a rapidly moving proposal that would overhaul the state’s alcohol laws and lead to stricter enforcement efforts.

Horse Thief Hollow in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood earned first place gold for its brew “Little Wing,” beating out 128 other entries in the International Pilsener category and Pollyanna Brewing Company in Lemont, received second place silver for its maibock, “Nose Over Tail,” besting 95 other entries in the Maibock category.

Chicago gay bars, including 2Bears Tavern and Sidetrack, will stop carrying Bud Light and Goose Island following backlash to a Dylan Mulvaney campaign.