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Article: Legislature might cork wineries; Illinois vintners face pressure from beer group
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- February 11, 2006
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GALENA, Ill. - Dark bottles of wine line the wall behind a wooden
bar at Galena Cellars Winery. Glasses stand upside-down in glistening
rows alongside uncorked bottles that have already been sampled in the
tasting room.
The Lawlor family has worked to produce and sell locally made
wine for more than 20 years in Galena. Tourists from across the
country stop to learn about the business, browse the gift shop and
taste some of the 40 varieties of wine offered.
But as two opposing pieces of legislation concerning wine-making
in Illinois wait on the House floor for consideration, the Lawlors
are aware that the way they sell to tourists, as well as the locals,
could soon change.
One bill, ...