Bottles Up! is a woman-owned bottle shop and experience selling wine, beer, cider, spirits, sake, and some non-alcoholic gems and other goodies (Cheese! Toffee! Chocolate-Covered Wine Bottles!). They try to focus on smaller producers – especially minorities – that don’t have as much exposure in our market, and we rotate our selection weekly so there’s always something new.

Their shop is organized a bit differently than most, in that we use color to indicate the weight, or body, of the wine. What does that mean? Well, think of milk. There’s skim, 1%, 2%, and whole – light body to full body. Different wine varietals can be categorized similarly based on their characteristics. For example, Pinot Noir generally produces light-bodied wines while Zinfandel is full-bodied. Pinot Grigio is generally light, while Chardonnay is full and round.

Attaching color to this weight concept is just our way of communicating things a bit more clearly. Plus, we’ve found it encourages people to try new things. And it’s pretty. #DrinkColorfully

They also offer Take Home Tastings every Wednesday, special virtual events, and have a pretty cool monthly wine club.

This is just the type of business we love to spotlight on Support Chicago! So do grab a few bottles of therapy from Melissa and BOTTLES UP! Support local buisness! – Tim Virgin

Bottles up!

3164A N. Broadway

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 362-4999

Noon to 8 Monday thru Saturday

Noon to 7 Sunday