Touring Central Illinois wine country
Chicago Tribune
Spend a quick and easy weekend touring wine country in Central Illinois.
“Viagara” wine, whose name is a play on the prescription medication Viagra, comes in blue bottles for men and pink for women at Illinois River Winery in Utica.
(Karen Torme Olson/Chicago Tribune )Mary Hofmann, of Sunset Lake Vineyards and Winery, with her beloved dog, Moritz. Her golden retriever, Maxl, died this year, but she said Maxl’s successor is expected to be on-site at the winery soon.
(Karen Torme Olson/Chicago Tribune )