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Today’s champagne tasting at Binny’s in Lakeview is sold out, but several of its suburban locations, including Des Plaines, Glen Ellyn, Highland Park, and Schaumburg, have tastings Friday and Saturday. Sample sparklers including prestige cuvees Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon, Louis Roederer Cristal (if you’re not backing Jay-Z’s boycott), Krug Grand Cuvee, Deutz Cuvee William, and Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame. They’ll be served with cheese and hors d’oeuvres at most locations. Prices and times vary by location; click here for details.
The annual Christmas and winter beer tasting at Delilah’s, which bills itself as the largest event of this type anywhere in North America, is Saturday from noon to 5 PM. Among the 100+ beers available are Anchor Christmas Ale, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Three Floyds Alpha Claus Christmas Porter, and St. Freulian Noel. $20.
Webster’s Wine Bar explores “the new old world” with a class Wednesday at 7:30 PM on wines from China, India, Mexico, and North Africa, among others. Though these countries aren’t known for their wines, they’re reportedly undergoing a “modern wine renaissance,” and Webster’s describes the wines as “world class.” $30.
