Chicago’s where comedy legends are born (Robin Williams, John Belushi, and Hannibal Buress), wine flows with flair, so it’s only fair that the two finally share a stage. At An Idiot’s Guide to Wine in Chicago, you can skip the bar queue as a carefully curated selection of six stellar wines comes straight to your table while you focus on the important stuff: laughing like an idiot. Snort laughs encouraged at Chicago’s renowned comedy spot, The iO Theater!
What is ‘Idiot’s Guide to Wine’?
Forget the obnoxious, boring nonsense usually associated with wine tasting. Idiot’s Guide to Wine is here to make you laugh, not to bore you to sleep. There’s no “swill this around your mouth and spit it out” here. After all, we’re here for a good time, not a long time. 75 minutes, to be exact. Plus, it’s an adult’s only event (escape from the kids) and if you’re peckish afterward then good news: the expert is on hand to recommend food pairings for the six wines explained to you.
Tell me more about An ‘Idiot’s Guide to Wine’
From the gloriously unfiltered mind of Aussie comedian Merrick Watts, this is wine education minus the snobbery, plus the giggles. With 35 seasons, 22,000 guests, and a trail of sold-out shows in Australia and New Zealand, it’s the perfect night out for friends, couples, or anyone who’s ever faked knowing what ‘tannins’ are. You’ll sip, laugh, and actually learn, leaving just a little smarter and a lot merrier than when you arrived.
