Midwest Wine Press

New Chicago Wine Trail Tour Company Opens

by · April 17, 2012

Evanston Cellars, LLC  has started offering guided tours of the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail and the Illinois River Wine Trail.   The nine-hour tours will leave from downtown Chicago and the North Shore suburbs.  While large bus companies do currently offer regional wine excursions from Chicago,  Evanston Cellars is the first Chicago company dedicated to providing smaller, educational wine tours; similar to the types of tours that are popular on many Midwest wine trails.

See related story: Wisconsin Wine Tour Company Grows for 2013

Evanston Cellars is the brainchild of Evanston, IL resident Dileep Gangolli and his wife Janice MacDonald.   According to Gangolli, ‘Most people, even serious wine aficionados, are not aware of the robust wine industry taking root here in the Midwest. Learning about wines and Midwest viticulture offers a fun and entertaining way to spend a day and we plan to be a leader in creating an appreciation for fine artisanal wines being produced in the Midwest.”   For more information visit http://www.evanstoncellars.com/

 

 

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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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1 Response

  1. Dileep Gangolli says:
    April 18, 2012 at 9:15 am

    Thanks for the mention Mark!

    This is an exciting time for the Midwest wine industry and we look forward to being part of the growth in the years ahead.