Blend Your Own Wine (Then Take it Home!)

Why in the world is there a video of Letterman and Homer on the BIN 36 blog? Truthfully, it's been my dream to have these two guys associated with the restaurant some how, and this was my way to do it—that, and we put together our own top ten list, and really, is there anyone better at it than Dave?

Our own top ten list. Yup. We went there. And why?

Well, we're kind of excited for the upcoming Harvest Event this Sunday at BIN 36. We're expecting a couple hundred of our friends to hang out with us, as we all dip our hands into the world of blended wine. Literally. Vineyards are harvesting their grapes left and right in California this week, and this shindig is our way of getting in on the action Chicago style—by blending and bottling your own wine, and then taking it home to save and drink later on!

Honestly, how many people can say they've ever done that before? Up until we started this, we couldn't either.

Barrel blending by bigred925's photostream.

So, that top ten list? 

TOP 10 REASONS TO ATTEND THE 8TH ANNUAL BIN 36 HARVEST EVENT

10. Understand the differences of some key grape varietals.
9. Learn the art of blending, mixing, and experimenting.
8. 'Cause you can always TIVO the Bears game, this event only happens once a year!
7. Eat some yummy BIN 36 grub, not to mention some delicious artisan cheeses.
6. Uh....hello? You get to drink a lot of our BIN 36 wines.
5. Purchase your very own hand-blended wine.
4. No need to run out an buy "Menage a Trois" or "Fat Bastard Wine" just because you like the label - come up with your own witty and personalized label as part of the deal!
3. A FAN-freaking-TASTIC gift for the holidays for under $17.
2. Meet and mingle with other wine geeks and oenophiles.


(said in the voice of Dave) And the number one reason to attend the 8th annual BIN 36 Harvest Event is...


1. All this for only $36 a person, Click here to purchase tickets.