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Photos: 2014 Illinois Winter Wine Festival and Conference

by · February 7, 2014

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Photos from the 2014 Illinois Winter Wine Festival and Annual Conference, January 30-February 1, 2014.

Ted Wichmann of Water Valley Vineyards, the first post-Prohibition grape grower in Southern Illinois

Ted Wichmann of Water Valley Vineyards, the first post-Prohibition grape grower in Southern Illinois.

Megan Pressnall of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association

Megan Pressnall of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association

Doug and Susan Danenberger of Danenberger Family Vineyards

Doug and Susan Danenberger of Danenberger Family Vineyards

John Thull of the University of Minnesota

John Thull of the University of Minnesota

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Chef Denise Perry of Lincoln Land College

Chelsea of

Chelsea Mulinax of Walker’s Bluff Winery

Mathew and Rebecca Ritz of Bauerhaus Design

Mathew and Rebecca Ritz of Bauerhaus Design

Doug from Danenberger Family Vineyards

Doug from Danenberger Family Vineyards

Barb Bush of Kite Hill Vineyard

Barb Bush of Kite Hill Vineyard

Dan Becker of the University of Kentucky and Tony Dardano of International Label

Dan Becker of the University of Kentucky and Tony Dardano of International Label

 

Midwest Wine Press publisher Mark Ganchiff during a presentation on the history of Illinois wine.

Midwest Wine Press publisher Mark Ganchiff during a presentation on the history of Illinois wine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See related story:  Review of 2014 Illinois Winter Wine Festival and Conference and Annual Awards Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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