Anna Lee Iijima

Anna Lee C. Iijima is a Japanese and American journalist and wine critic based in New York City. In addition to the Chicago Tribune, she writes about wine, sake, food and culture for publications like Decanter, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, RESY, Full Pour, the New Wine Review and others.

An Aperol spritz, left, and a Hugo spritz are made at Cindy鈥檚 Rooftop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, July 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

The spritz isn鈥檛 just the drink of summer. It抖阴ap changing the way we drink.

August 12, 2026 at 9:16 a.m.

Across Chicago, the Aperol spritz 鈥� a drink most Americans had never heard of 20 years ago 鈥� has evolved into dozens of variations, transforming what was once a single...

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