Midwest Wine Press

Take Amtrak from Chicago to Illinois Winter Wine Festival

by · January 14, 2013

Thinking about attending the 2013 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Conference and Winter Wine Festival February 1st and 2nd in Springfield?
If you live in Chicago, Amtrak’s new “high speed” rail service will take you to and from Springfield in comfort.  There’s a Saturday afternoon train that arrives in Springfield in time for the Winter Wine Festival on Friday evening, February 1st.  Free transportation is available to and from the Springfield Amtrak station and the Crowne Plaza convention center.   Discounted accommodations are available for Friday night also.
The deadline for reservations is January 21st.  For more information, please contact Megan at 217-726-8518.

 

 

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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