Chicago Wine Deals

Chicago Deals

A new addition to the Loop happy hour scene, Rittergut Wine Bar & Social Club opened this summer in July. For $25, two people can sample wine flights and a cheese and charcuterie plate at this new riverfront venue, regularly $54.

Located blocks from Union Station, Ogilvie and the Chicago Travelzoo office, Rittergut has quickly become one of our favorite happy hour spots. Grab a seat on the patio overlooking the water and savor six choices from the international cheese and charcuterie menus alongside your wine flight.

We recommend sampling the Manchego reserve from Spain, Boucheron (goat cheese) from France, the clothbound cheddar cheeses from Vermont, the Cantimpalo chorizo from Spain, Prosciutto di Parma from Italy and salame Toscano from New York City.

Pair with a wine flight each, such as these current seasonal choices:

• The sparking flight featuring a 2005 Raventos Cava Reserva Brut "L'Hereu" from Spain, Meinklang Frizzante Rose of Pinot Noir from Austria and Bele Casel NV Prosecco from Italy

• The white flight featuring a 2009 Tariquet Chenin Blanc Chardonnay from France, a 2009 Tomero Torrontés from Argentina and a 2009 Scarpetta Pinot Grigio from Italy

• The red flight featuring a 2009 Emilio Bulfon "Pecol Ros" from Italy, a 2007 Giacomo Grimaldi Dolcetto from Italy and a 2008 La Posta Pinot Noir from Argentina

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Take a break from the holidays and treat yourself and a loved one to a 60-minute couples massage at Reina Spa in Wicker Park. For $89, regularly $180, this spa experience also includes a glass of sparkling wine each.

Two can relax for an hour with a customized Swedish massage in the private Taj Mahal room. This deal is great for a Christmas or Valentine's Day gift.

Located near the intersection of North and Damen, Reina Spa is
surrounded by trendy shops and cafes.

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Centerstage Chicago calls Shula's Steak House a "meaty, manly steakhouse for football lovers and carnivores of all kinds," and Zagat rates the food at the famous coach's restaurant "very good to excellent" (21). With this exclusive deal, two people can dig into dinner at this NFL-themed eatery for $69, regularly $121.

Pick up a menu -- hand-painted on a regulation NFL football -- and select:

• An appetizer to share, including the signature BBQ shrimp, jumbo lump crab cake or blackened tenderloin tips (up to $16, excludes oysters)

• Any two entrees, including premium Angus wet-aged Shula Cut Steaks like a 24 oz. porterhouse, 20 oz. Kansas City strip, filet mignon or prime rib; all are Premium Black Angus beef (up to $48 each)

• A traditional steakhouse side dish like creamed or sauteed spinach, hashbrowned or garlic mashed potatoes or grilled asparagus (up to $9)

This deal also includes a 20% discount on any bottle of wine (up to $80) from the extensive list. Shula's is located in the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in River East, steps from Michigan Avenue shopping and Navy Pier.

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Dining out affords families and couples the chance to gather 'round someone else’s dinner table instead of their usual gathering 'round the tire fire in the master bath. Make the most of this rare occasion with today's Groupon to Restaurant Michael in Winnetka. Choose between the following options:

For $79, you get a tasting menu and wine pairing for two, good Sunday–Thursday (a $180 total value).

For $79, you get a tasting menu and wine pairing for two, good on Friday or Saturday when only limited reservations are available (a $180 total value).

Both options include:

A seven-course tasting menu for two (a $74 value/person)

Four wine flights per person (a $32 value/person)

Restaurant Michael's namesake, chef Michael Lachowicz, crafts an upscale menu of multicourse meals inspired by training at the Culinary Institute of America and years spent sharing spatulas with world-renowned chefs. Like Tchaikovsky's musical interpretations of the calendar year, Michael's menus change with the season to showcase the freshest ingredients and flavors. Recent offerings have included starters of house-cured smoked salmon set on a warm potato galette and emblazoned with a palatable prelude scribbled in lemon-honey crème fraîche.

Entrees of slowly braised beef short-rib dijonnaise with pomme gratin sate expansive appetites, and a duo of grilled quail and bacon-wrapped rabbit edify taste buds with truffle-scented potato croquettes and candied figs. Add an encore to dinner with honey-mascarpone cheesecake, which shares the stage with citrus-honey syrup and a mound of fresh berries. Four wine flights accompany each diner's feast and may be savored between bites or combined into one beaker for intoxicating taste trials.

Michael's elegant dining room is wrapped in warm earth tones and awash in the glow of hanging lamps and domesticated moonbeams. White cloths mark intimate tables that support glass stemware and the occasional roving wine decanter.

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Like choosing a prom date, choosing a favorite wine necessitates sampling a variety to determine which one will produce the nicest bouquet. Enjoy the fruits of competitive courting with today's Groupon: for $45, you get a basket of six bottles of wine at Sal's Beverage World (a $90.94 value). Choose from the following locations: Addison, Rolling Meadows, or Elmhurst. The wine basket will include six of 11 possible wines, depending on availability.

Sal's Beverage World stocks an arsenal of 5,000 wines, 2,000 beers, and 2,000 spirits from locales domestic and foreign. When oenophiles finish shouting with glee over the prodigious selection, they'll receive a basket laden with six bottles of grape-based potions. Reds may be represented by such liquid treasures as the Chakana shiraz, but to keep palates informed of different colors, Sal's Beverage world may also slip in a sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio like a white rose between red thorns.

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***Redeem by calling 1-800-775-6509: The codes will be valid beginning at 12 p.m. EST one day after your purchase on Eversave. If you've always wanted to vacation in the lap of luxury, it's about time you jetted off to Mexico's recently opened all-inclusive resort, Villa del Palmar Cancun Mujeres Beach Resort, where personalized service (think: pool butlers!) and a luxuriating lifestyle combine in today's stellar Save: $399 for an all-inclusive five-day, four-night stay for two adults in a deluxe room. Located in one of Mexico's most coveted locations, Villa del Palmar is a perfect escape for families and couples alike. Soak up the tranquility in your deluxe room — complete with one king or two queen beds, a kitchenette, stocked mini bar, microwave, flat-screened cable TV, and private terrace or balcony. Or lounge poolside at one of three outdoor pools, where a pool butler (yes, you read that right) will be happy to service your every need… within reason! This all-inclusive package includes all meals, snacks and beverages at the resort's multiple restaurants and bars (plus room service); open bar with premium liquors, cocktails, beers and wine; unlimited non-motorized sports; nightly entertainment and theme nights; and daytime beach and pool activities. And, if that isn't enough for you, you can rest assured that everything from glass-bottom boat tours to whirlwind shopping to lively nightlife is close at hand. Vacationing in the lap of luxury has never been easier.

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What You Get

For $22, you get a Metrokane Electric Houdini Corkscrew (a $39.99 value). Choose from the following colors:

Black

Red

Silver

Shipping is an additional $5.95.

To get this deal, use the buy button on this page.

Overview

Metrokane's Electric Houdini Corkscrew effortlessly opens bottles of adult grape juice with a single push of a sleek silver button. The innovative device sports a recessed corkscrew and built-in foil cutter, both of which add a degree of safety and expediency to any wine-fueled soiree. A single charge infuses the corkscrew with enough power to open up to 30 wine bottles, a standard volume for any medium-sized wedding or spirited blow-jug jam session.

Features

Recessed corkscrew with built-in foil cutter

Opens up to 30 bottles on a single charge

LCD display counts down cork consumption

Compatible with corks, plastic corks, and rubber stoppers

AC charger included

One-year warranty

How to Get Your Goods

Step 1.
Purchase your Groupon using the buy button on this page.

Step 2.
Locate your redemption code, which differs from the Groupon number and can be found in the center of the voucher. The voucher is viewable in the mobile app or by going to My Groupons and clicking the print link.

Step 3.
Visit product page that corresponds to the color as specified on your Groupon and select 'Buy Now':

Black

Red

Silver

Step 4.
In the shopping cart, enter the redemption code located in the center of your Groupon into the 'Do you have a coupon code?' field, select 'Apply' and proceed through checkout.

Step 5.
Enjoy!

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What You Get

For $25, you get a set of men's shaving products from Kyoku for Men (a $78 total value). Each shaving set includes:

Sake-infused shave crème (a $34 value)

Electric pre-shave optimizer (a $15 value)

Exfoliating facial scrub (a $29 value)

Shipping is an additional $5.94.

To get this deal, use the buy button on this page.

Overview

Shaving product sets from Kyoku for Men help to reduce the nicks, soreness, and sparks resulting from continued interaction between men's countenances and sharp blades. The pre-shave optimizer introduces a vitamin C–infused formula to facial hairs, lifting each hair gently to facilitate easier electric mowing. Rice wine in the sake shave crème moisturizes while silicone microparticles coat skin, enabling blades to move smoothly. To round out the package, a volcanic-ash-infused facial scrub unclogs pores, prevents blemishes, and sloughs off dead skin cells to make them eligible candidates in the race for zombie president.

Features

Moisturizing products

Natural ingredients such as sake and volcanic ash

Reduce skin-to-blade friction

Prevent blemishes and free ingrown hairs

Gently lift strands for close electric shaves

Click here for more information

How to Get Your Goods

Step 1.
Purchase your Groupon using the buy button on this page.

Step 2.
Locate your redemption code, which differs from the Groupon number and can be found in the center of the voucher. The voucher is viewable in the mobile app or by going to My Groupons and clicking the print link.

Step 3.
Visit product page, select "Add to Cart," and enter the redemption code located in the center of your Groupon into the "Code" field at checkout.

Step 4.
Enjoy!

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Like the three branches of the government, bodies, minds, and souls often find themselves in contentious disagreements over how much wine is too much wine in a voting booth. Reconcile triune tribunals with today’s Groupon to T3 Health Check, LLC in Tinley Park, 40 minutes from downtown Chicago. Choose between the following options:

For $119, you get a heart scan (a $395 value).

For $495, you get a full-body scan (a $995 value). This service includes:

A coronary-artery scan, lung scan, pelvic scan, and abdominal scan

A visit with a doctor prior to the scan

A full consultation and results

Physician-owned T3 Health Check, LLC's staff of educated health specialists outwits afflictions by scrutinizing innards with electron beam tomography (EBT) before symptoms surface. A contemporary rendition of computed tomography (CT) scanners, EBT machines painlessly snap internal images and candid headshots much more swiftly and with only 20% of the radiation. An electron beam aimed at a stationary, torso-encompassing tungsten ring arcs over and under patients during the 10- to -15-minute heart scan, leaving noggins out in the open as x-rays tally arterial calcium deposits, which foreshadow dangerous plaque. Cardiovascular fact sheets sum up sessions with a calcium score that predicts the possibility of impending heart attacks and the outcome of most soap operas.

Full-body scans investigate frames from chest to tailbone, combining heart and lung surveillance with abdominal and pelvic inspections in the space of 20–30 minutes. Inquisitive rays penetrate respiratory chambers and neighbors’ checkbooks in search of abnormalities, detecting tumors as tiny as a grain of rice. Coronary conundrums come to light before beams shift to lower cores, scouring for maladies such as pancreatic cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysms, a male-oriented affliction that can prove deadly. Patients do not need to fast or otherwise adjust diets before appointments, all of which are held in a professional office complete with reception-area TV and cushy black chairs. For an extra $79, Groupon users can also opt to receive a wellness blood test (normally $100).