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Spoon River Junction Winery Canton, Illinois: Member of the Illinois River Wine Trail. [4] StarView Vineyards Cobden, Illinois: 2006 Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail [2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA. [3] Tuscan Hills Winery Effingham, Illinois: 2011 Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail. [8] Twelve Oaks Vineyard ...
Within the broad 'hard cider' category, there are a number of subcategories – Modern Cider – primarily made with culinary apples, Heritage Cider – primarily made with cider specific fruit, Traditional Cider – made in the style of English or French cider, and Fruit Cider – with non-pomme fruits or juice added. There are additional ...
The oldest recorded Concord vineyard in Illinois was planted in 1851 and is located in Nauvoo State Park; the vineyard is still producing fruit. By 1880 there were over 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) of grapes and 40 wine cellars in Nauvoo, and the town was known for its fine wines.
The John Patton Log Cabin is a log home located in Lexington Park District Park in Lexington, Illinois. The home was built in 1829 by John Patton, an early settler of McLean County . Patton, who was originally from Switzerland County, Indiana , came to a Kickapoo village in the area; he built his cabin with the tribe's assistance three months ...
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
Blue Sky Vineyard is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Illinois, owned and operated by Barrett Rochman, Marilyn Rochman, and Jim Ewers. Blue Sky Vineyard is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest and anchors the eastern end of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail . [ 1 ]
Lexington is a former settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. Lexington was 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Bone Gap. References This ...
Lexington was laid out on 4 January 1836 by Asahel Gridley (1810–1881) and James Brown (c. 1802- ?). Gridley was a lawyer and banker from Bloomington who would eventually become the richest man in McLean County; Brown was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and Lexington, Illinois, seems to have been his only attempt at founding a town. [5]