February 28, 2008 – Gourmet magazine has declared BIN 36 Wine Director Brian Duncan Chicago’s “Wine Director of the Year.”

He is the first to receive the award. The magazine is promoting its Gourmet Wine Cellar event, featuring Chicago’s best chefs and sommeliers, at the Field Museum on May 15. The event will benefit the American Institute of Wine and Food.

Gourmet describes Duncan as one of the country’s leading wine experts. He is a co-owner of BIN 36, which is a commercial tenant of Marina City.