Though Le Midi focuses mainly on wines from Europe, we are also equally dedicated to bringing in wines from many other countries from around the world. We have a love affair with many of these countries that rest in the southern hemisphere and spend countless hours sourcing some of the most incredible producers that can give Europe a run for its money.

Join us tonight as we explore wines from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We will show you why we we find these wine regions so exciting while you sip on wines from some of the most talented and fascinating winemakers in the world!

Clinging to the vast Loire river, the Loire Valley wine region traverses multiple different climates, terrains, and soil types running from the Atlantic ocean to deep within France’s interior. It can be mind-boggling trying to narrow down Loire wines to just a few examples, but we are up for that challenge and hope you are too.

Tonight we will be tasting 8 wines that all touch a unique part of this mighty region, and we will delve deeper into why these wines are so unique to their different pockets of the Loire. This is going to be an incredible night filled with getting to taste some of the best wines from some of the most sought-after producers, so this is not one you’ll want to miss!

As many of you know, we source the best of the best when it comes to high-quality wine producers for our customers. If you are spending $20 or $200, we guarantee that the bottle will be incredible. Finding great wine also doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune, so tonight you get to decide which wines cost which price without having any information beforehand. We think you will be pleasantly surprised with what gems you find!

Come join us for a laid back night of Champagne revelry as we showcase 4 different champagnes from the RM producer Champagne Marx-Coutelas & Fils! This will be an informal meet-and-greet hosted by Vinejoy Chicago alongside winemaker Bryan Marx where they will pour 2 non-vintage and 2 vintage-dated single-vineyard champagnes while chatting about what’s in your glass. All you have to do it sit back, sip, and relax!

There will also be the option to purchase the wines for retail afterwards.

Included in the ticket price will be four 2-ounce pours of these cuvées.

“Tradition”, NV ($68.99/bottle)
“Champagne Rosé”, NV ($75.99/bottle)
“Les Crayeres”, 2019 ($112.99/bottle)
“Le Clos du Château”, 2018 ($138.99/bottle)

As February is the month of love, we thought we’d have a tasting focusing on one of the regions we are most in love with: Piedmont! Join us for an incredible evening trying some of the greatest wines from this beautiful part of the world.

Did I hear someone say NebbiYOLO?

Welcome back to our Champagne Series where we focus on showing various wines from one incredible producer.

We are very excited to offer our guests the rare opportunity to try the wines of Domaine de Bichery - one of the most highly regarded grower-producers from the region. Minuscule amounts of Bichery wines are made, and they are typically only seen on wine lists at the most prestigious restaurants. Having the chance to taste through multiple singe-vineyard bottles is a true rarity! Come join and see why this producer is one of the hottest in the market.

What We’re Tasting
”La Source” 2020 (1.5 Liter)
”En Val du Clos” 2018
”Les Meunières” 2019
”Les Terres Mêlées” 2020
”Les Fontaines” Rosé 2020

4 Wines (1/2 glass of each wine per guest):

Champagne Bérêche et Fils “Brut Réserve” NV
Quinta das Bágeiras "Avô Fausto" Bairrada, 2020
Hermanos Peciña Rioja Reserva, 2014
Elio Perrone “Bigaro” Brachetto/Moscatto d’Asti, 2022

Shared Board (1 board per couple):

Délice de Bourgogne (Cow Cheese)
St Germain (Goat Cheese)
Publican Quality Bread Baguette
Paprika Almonds
Dessert: Raspberry Petit Pot au Chocolat

*Due to limited availability and shared portions, this tasting is only available to parties of 2 or 4. No substitutions.

When it comes to the world of Syrah and Grenache, you can’t do better than the Rhône valley. In the north with its steep granite slopes next to the south with its famous riverbed pebbles, the confluence creates two of the most disparately bound regions in France. Join us for a night of revelry as we showcase these two juggernaut appellations side by side representing some of the most exciting producers we can find.

Le Midi is having a collaboration dinner! Join us at Dimo’s Café in Lincoln Square for a 5-course Italian wine dinner. We are thrilled to have a large enough dining room and kitchen to execute a tasting menu prepared by Chef Steve Hofstad which will have wines chosen specifically from Le Midi to complement each course. Seth will also be present to chat about the pairings to help guide you through the evening.

In continuation with the cold-month theme, what better time to try a litany of fortified wines to warm the cockles? From Sherry to Madeira to Port, we are taking you on a tour of the finest the fortified world can offer and teaching you why these wines are some of the most age-worthy (and most expensive) in the world. 

Have you never tasted a wine from 1975? Now is your chance!

It’s the coldest month of the year, and there’s no better pairing with frosty weather than the boldest bodied wines. Join us for a high-octane smorgasbord of our most heroic wines to save us from the winter paired alongside some of Le Midi’s best cured meats and cheeses.

What better time to get ahead of the New Year’s Eve shenanigans than with a Champagne tasting! And not just any Champagne - one of the darlings of the region and a favorite in the hearts of Champagne lovers around the world.

Le Midi was very lucky to be able to get its hands on just a few of these highly allocated bottles that we feel we’d be remiss to not have our customers have the opportunity to try. Sadly there are not many of these bottles out there so the post-tasting purchasing option will be very limited but you can at least now go through life saying you got to try six of R. Pouillon’s best bottles side by side!

As many of you already know, we have a special weekly off-menu wine series where we open bottles that aren’t your everyday quaffers and offer them to our guests by the glass. We definitely believe in waiting for that special occasion to open that rare bottle, but sometimes just living life should be a celebration in of itself, and as a result, we have to remember just open those bottles and enjoy them!

In honor of #YOLO pours, we are reaching into some of our most prized bottles to open and celebrate the fact that we are here on Earth together and that is all the excuse we need! Come join in what is going to be a one-of-a-kind tasting guaranteed to wow anyone who gets to experience these unicorn wines.

For many wine lovers, Weingut Keller needs no introduction. Le Midi has been a supporter of this iconic winery since our opening and have recently been wowing our customers with a rare by-the-glass pour of their Chardonnay/Weißburgunder that has been a staff favorite and a top seller since we introduced it to the list. As a result, we have been given a unique opportunity to present our guests a tasting of Keller’s other famous wines hosted by Keller’s importer Candid Wines.
This is a one-of-a-kind tasting that is rarely offered so Le Midi is overjoyed to be able to host a tasting of this caliber to our guests. Included in the lineup is Keller's new bottlings of a single-vineyard Sylvaner as well as their Spätburgunders (Pinot Noir) for the red wine lovers!

(You’ll have to excuse Seth as he fanboys in the sidelines while the wines are being poured!)

Adrien Bergère is a young Champagne vigneron who is making huge waves in the region with his incredible wines that have finally made it to Chicago through Grand Cru Selections. Le Midi is very proud to host Adrien for his first in-person tasting in Chicago guiding us through five of his his handmade small-production Champagnes that are already taking off in the US market.

Based in the Vallée du Petit Morin, Côte du Sézanne, and Côte des Blancs, Adrien is the next generation in a vigneron family that dates back to 1848. He is in the process of converting all of the family vineyards to be certified organic and has brought in his keen eye for vine management and cellaring. The result are wines of incredible charisma and finesse.

Join us for this unique opportunity to meet Adrien and learn about his story and why his wines are a stand-out in the realm of the world’s best sparkling wines. The wines will be available for purchase at the end of the tasting and what we don’t have on hand we can easily order for later pick-up.

In the spirit of the month of spirits, we are starting an annual spirit tasting in October for all of our lovers of things not-wine related. For those in the whiskey know, Japan has quickly become a go-to for some of the highest quality and rarest bottles in the world, and tonight we are going to be tasting some of these rare and delicious gems. Join us as Master Sommelier Ken Fredrickson does a deep dive of these rare bottles with us!

Just a few of the distilleries we will be exploring: Akashi, Ichiro, Mars.

Since it is also Halloween, there may have to be a showing of some kitschy Japanese horror film playing in the background. Kanpai!

Get ready for a dairy and grape extravaganza! Tonight we will be tasting 5 cheeses from around the world provided by our primary cheese purveyor Regalis, and pairing them with their perfect grape counterpart.

Sit back and relax as we guide you through two worlds that seem very far apart, but that pair perfectly together.

This tasting would not be a good one to attend for the lactose intolerant!

Riesling may have gotten its start in Germany and Austria, but this noble varietal has made its mark all over the world exhibiting multiple nuances that each country imparts onto it. This is a grape that has seduced wine-lovers for hundreds of years and there’s no better place to see why than at Le Midi.

Join us for a night exploring Rieslings from Europe, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia to see how this incredible grape translates the terroir of these various countries, and learn why Riesling has remained one of the darlings of white wines for centuries!

If you have not watched the 90’s UK sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, then you are missing out! This hit show is filled with multiple seasons of two outrageously lavish British friends painting the town red with all of their shenanigans including drinking all of the French wines available.

“Stoli-Bolli, sweety dahling?”

Join us tonight as we open some stellar French wines from all around the country: Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire Valley, etc, all while Patsy and Edina join us on the silver screen! Even if you haven’t seen the show before, you won’t want to miss out on these gems we’ll be opening. This is sure to be a night full of laughter alongside some incredible French bottles.

What better way to ring in the month of pink wines than after the release of pink-lacquered movie world of Barbie? If an existence inundated in pink is good enough for her, then it is good for Le Midi!

We all love rosé season when the temperature spikes, and it seems like this will be the month to bring out all of the rosé ammunition we have as the heat waves continue doing their thing. Join us for a night of our favorite pink wines from around the world!

(Feel free to come donned in your finest pink attire, if you so desire.)