The Illinois wine industry is pushing to change a prohibition-era law to raise the maximum number of gallons of wine that Illinois wineries could sell themselves directly to restaurants. To talk about it, we were joined by the general manager of an Illinois winery and the executive director of a non-profit for vintners.
The Illinois wine industry is pushing to change a prohibition-era law to raise the maximum number of gallons of wine that Illinois wineries could sell themselves directly to restaurants. To talk about it, we were joined by the general manager of an Illinois winery and the executive director of a non-profit for vintners.
The world’s global wine production is as low as it’s been in six decades. But in the United States, wine output is as healthy as ever. Midwestern grapes once helped save the European wine industry.
On the 21st: We talk to two community leaders who are rallying support for hurricane-struck Puerto Rico. Plus, we learn about the American Library Association's Banned Books Week and the prominence of Illinois wineries.
The Illinois wine industry more than tripled its size in the last ten years. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about where to find the best Illinois wines, growing grapes in a Midwest climate and will talk investigate some of the challenges vinters face in the state.
