Where can I find vin santo?
I am visiting Chicago in March and would like to buy a few bottles of vin santo to take home. Is there a wine merchant that supplies vin santo in Chicago? And, do you have a favorite brand of vin santo?
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You might want to call ahead to whatever Sam's or Binny's location you're planning to go to, to make sure they have it for you in whatever quantity you need. Since their website has it, they probably have it at their warehouse but not necessarily at every one of their stores, but I'm sure they can get it for you at any store if you arrange for it in advance.
Sam's is more of a specialty wine store, well-known in the Chicago area. Everyone knows where to go for wine, and Sam's is it. The store in Chicago is the big, original one; I haven't been to their other locations, so I don't really know anything about how they compare.
Binny's is more like a traditional big liquor store chain with a big wine department.
Watch the weather reports; if the overnight temperatures are going down well below freezing, you probably don't want to leave the wine in your car overnight!
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Vin Santo and biscotti is a wonderful dessert, and I guess lots of us have acquired the taste in Tuscany. I have no idea about the rules governing wine sales where you are, and of course here in California wine is available everywhere all the time, but I've gotten Vin Santo at Whole Foods.
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re: Judith
Wine/Liquor can be purchased M-Sa, but no Sunday sales. We also cannot buy alcohol over the internet/telephone, etc. unless you're a wholesaler. Finally, no Whole Foods here in NE Indiana- we have big-box grocers like Meijer, WalMart and Kroger and a few local health food shops.
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I did a search on Sam's website and found two selections:
Cantine Baroncini "Il Santo" Vin Santo, Toscana NV
$7.99 375mlSan Felice Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2000
$25.99 375mlSam's Wine
CHICAGO
DOWNERS GROVE
HIGHLAND PARK
800-777-9137
www.samswine.comI did a search on Binny's website and found five selections:
Villa Puccini Vin Santo
500ML $11.99/btl1994 - Avignonesi Vin Santo
375ML $145.00/btl1999 - Badia a Coltibuono Vin Santo
375ML $34.99/btl1999 - Poggio Bonelli Vin Santo
500ML $44.99/btl2000 - Geografico Vin Santo
500ML $28.99/btlBinny's Beverage Depot
Buffalo Grove
Des Plaines
Downtown Chicago
Elmwood Park
Glen Ellyn
Glencoe
Highland Park
Hyde Park
Lakeview
McHenry
Naperville
Niles
Orland Park
River Grove
Schaumburg
Skokie
St. Charles
Willowbrook
(888) 942-9463
www.binnys.comFWIW, I had never heard of vin santo. According to Wikipedia, "Vin Santo (holy wine) is an Italian dessert wine. This traditional Tuscan wine is made from Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes, and is typically very sweet." More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_santo
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