Midwest Wine Press

Galena Cellars Unveils Marquette

by · May 20, 2013

GALENA CELLARS Illinois Marquette.2Galena Cellars will release its first Marquette wine at a public release party–including appetizers and live music–planned for Friday, May 24 from 6-8 pm at Galena Cellars Vineyard, 4746 North Ford Road in Galena, Illinois.

‘There’s a lot of excitement throughout the North about the Marquette because it’s showing tannin,” explained assistant winemaker Allan Hyland. ‘It gives it that real mouth feel that wine lovers appreciate, and not many other Illinois-grown grapes have that.” The hybrid was first introduced from Minnesota in 2006 and is a descendant of the Pinot Noir grape.

Galena Cellars is a Lawlor Family winery and was established in Galena in 1985. Three generations of the Lawlor family have been involved in the winery, which currently produces more than 40,000 gallons of wine.

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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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