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Part two in a three-part series on wine culture in the Midwest today.
CHICAGO IS A CITY of nicknames. Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker and Stacker of Wheat (thanks, Carl Sandburg), not to mention the Windy City, Second City and That Toddlin’ Town. To me, however, Chicago is the Great Retail Wine Town. It may not be catchy, but it’s certainly true.
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