Wine bar
Unclaimed profilePrinters Row Wine Shop
Chicago, IL · $$$
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The editorial take
Printers Row Wine Shop is a South Loop natural wine bar and retail boutique specializing in low intervention wines from around the world. The bar menu lists wines by the glass and bottle across whites, skin contact, rose, reds, and sparkling, with house red, white, and rose also available in bistro-style carafes. All bar bottles are half-price to go. A Spirits Library adds amaro, Armagnac, fernet, coffee liqueur, Scotch, bourbon, Calvados, mezcal, and Madeira. Draft and packaged beers, a non-alcoholic pils, and a THC/CBD beverage round out the list.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Martha Stoumen Orange from Mendocino, listed at $16 a glass, for its dry, bright acidity. The Vajra Barbera d'Alba at $15 a glass is a red with soft spoken fruit and raw tannins. If you want a shared format, the bistro-style carafe of house red, white, or rose is $14 for one size and $26 for the larger.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants to drink low intervention wine by the glass or take a bottle home at half price. The Spirits Library suits drinkers curious about amaro, Armagnac, fernet, Calvados, mezcal, or Scotch. Beer drinkers will find draft and packaged options, and there is a non-alcoholic pils and a THC/CBD beverage for those not drinking alcohol.
- When should I go?
- Tuesday Night Vinyl Happy Hour features house red and white at $10 a glass with no corkage fee. The shop and bar are open every night of the week, so a retail visit or a bar seat is possible any evening.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Wines by the glass range from $11 to $16; bottles range from $44 to $62. Bistro-style carafes of house red, white, or rose are $14 or $26. Draft beers are $6, bottles and cans $7 to $9. Spirits pours range from $10 to $26, with some whiskies at $10 for 1 ounce or $20 for 2 ounces. Non-alcoholic options are $5 to $9.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The combination of a retail wine shop and bar with all bar bottles available half-price to go, plus a Tuesday happy hour with no corkage fee, sets it apart. The Spirits Library is unusually broad for a wine-focused venue, listing amaro, Armagnac, fernet, coffee liqueur, Scotch, herbal liqueur, bourbon, arak, Calvados, Japanese whisky, mezcal, and Madeira, including the Glenallachie 12yr named World's best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2025.
Beverage categories
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Wine
A natural wine bar and retail boutique with a broad by-the-glass and bottle list spanning whites, skin contact, rose, reds, and sparkling. House red, white, and rose come by the glass or in bistro-style carafes, and all bar bottles are half-price to go. Tuesday Night Vinyl Happy Hour offers house red and white at $10 a glass with no corkage fee.
Menu strengths
- — Broad by-the-glass and bottle list spanning multiple regions and styles.
- — All bar bottles are available half-price to go.
- — Tuesday Night Vinyl Happy Hour features house red and white at $10 a glass with no corkage fee.
Standout selections
- — Martha Stoumen, Orange, Mendocino — $16 / $62 — Dry with bright shimmering acidity, a mellow orange.
- — Vajra, Barbera d'Alba, Tuscany — $15 / $60 — Soft spoken fruit, raw tannins, raspberries.
- — Anticello, Grechetto, Umbria — $15 / $60 — Dry, apple crumble, funkier orange.
Pricing: Wines by the glass $11-$16; bottles $44-$62; bistro-style carafe $14 / $26; all bar bottles half-price to go; Tuesday happy hour house red and white $10 a glass with no corkage fee.
Beer
Draft beers include Urban Chestnut O-Katz Oktoberfest and Art History Earthworks Imperial IPA at $6. Bottles and cans cover light, funky, hoppy, and dark styles with ABV listed, from Yeungling Amber Lager and Maharaja Premium Pilsner to Trillium Congress Street IPA and Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock.
Menu strengths
- — Draft and packaged beer options across multiple styles with ABV listed.
- — Bottles and cans include light, funky, hoppy, and dark styles with ABV listed.
Standout selections
- — Urban Chestnut, O-Katz, Oktoberfest — $6 — On draft.
- — Art History, Earthworks, Imperial IPA — $6 — On draft.
- — Trillium Brewing, Congress Street IPA — $9 — Hoppy; ALC. 7.2%.
Pricing: Draft beers $6; bottles and cans $7-$9.
Nonalcoholic
A deliberately light non-alcoholic list anchored by Bero Golden Pils NA, a non-alcoholic beer at $5, and Hopewell Choom EZ Tea & Lemon, a THC/CBD 5mg beverage at $9. Sparkling water is also available.
Menu strengths
- — Includes a non-alcoholic beer and a THC/CBD beverage alongside sparkling water.
Standout selections
- — Bero Golden Pils NA — $5 — Non-alcoholic beer; ALC. <0.5%.
- — Hopewell Choom EZ Tea & Lemon — $9 — THC/CBD 5mg beverage.
Pricing: Non-alcoholic options $5-$9.
Spirits
A Spirits Library section spans amaro, Armagnac, fernet, coffee liqueur, Scotch whisky, herbal liqueur, bourbon, arak, Calvados, Japanese whisky, mezcal, and Madeira. Pours range from $10 to $26, with some whiskies offered at $10 for 1 ounce or $20 for 2 ounces. The Glenallachie 12yr was named World's best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2025.
Menu strengths
- — Diverse spirits library spanning amaro, brandy, whisky, mezcal, and liqueurs.
- — Includes award-recognized whisky (Glenallachie 12yr, World Whiskies Awards 2025).
- — Spirits pours range from $10 to $26; some whiskies offered at $10 (1 oz.) or $20 (2 oz.).
Standout selections
- — Glenallachie, Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 12yr — $10 (1 oz.) - $20 (2 oz.) — Named World's best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2025.
- — Palenqueros, Madrecuishe, Mezcal — $26 (2 oz.) — From fourth-generation mezcalero Valente Garcia and his grandson; bright, vegetal, smooth with classic smoke.
- — Massenez, Calvados, France — $12 — An apple Brandy with an apple inside the glass.
- — Cappelletti, Amaro Alta Verde, Italy — $12 — Described as a fancy Malort.
Pricing: Spirits pours $10-$26; some whiskies $10 (1 oz.) or $20 (2 oz.).
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