Last fall my husband and I headed east to visit some of his
family in Illinois. After a long weekend in Chicago being complete tourists, we
headed out of town to see the countryside. As we all know, I LOVE experiencing
other wine regions when I travel, so I was quick to do some research on
Illinois wine and find a few wineries to try in our travels around northern and
central Illinois. The Illinois Wine website has a great history page with a
timeline of the (very lengthy) history of Illinois Wine. Fun fact #1: Illinois
was one of the largest wine producers in the United States prior to
prohibition! Fun fact #2: Illinois had 27 wineries in 2001, which grew
to 105 wineries by 2011! It’s always so fun learning about different wine regions
around the country.
