NorthShore/Near North Wine + Micro-Brewery Group

WANTED: Leaders who... lead! Do you have a favorite spot you would like to plug and host a no-frills "show & tell"? Pick a date/time that WORKS FOR YOU as an Event Host and let me know! Fame and Hosting glory is only a email away! haha.

Dear Members (Be sure to click READ MORE for full info)::

This group is for people who love wine & beer but are not wine or beer snobs. We are always looking for people who enjoy tastings at wine shops, micro-breweries, restaurants, members home's (backyards!), BYOW-tailgates, festivals, etc. Anything to do with wine or micro- beers fair game!

BE SURE TO CHECK OUR PAST EVENTS for a good idea of "who" we are. 
We like to do indoor events in the winter and outdoor events in the summer>>> our summer key-note events are our BYOW wine tasting events at Ravinia Park. I target Ravinia events with low admission fee's (usually $17) so we can enjoy wine, beer, snacks & each others company. We set-up (BYO-lawn chair) in a giant circle, drink and yap! What's not to like?

Because there are so many wine and brewery groups out there, I prefer to keep our North Shore Group tastings to those suburbs that actually have.. or are sorta close... to a shore! (i.e.: on Lake Michigan) or on the north side of Chicago. Sorry Schaumberg-ians!

After some tastings, but not all, we take a "field-vote" and some of us may go somewhere local (near our tasting location ) for a lite dinner/after snack? If you think you might like to do this, I suggest you bring some small bills so we don't drive the waiter crazy with a half-dozen plus different charge's.

Your Organizer:
Organizer & Faithful K'nave: My name is Jim McCarthy. I like Wine. And beer And food. That's mostly it. Compliments of Uncle Sam I spent a few years in the Rhine River Valley, Germany, and still love Riesling's and German beers to this day.

Our dress code is jeans and shorts and casual's! Oh my!

jim mccarthy