Vintner's Corner

About Prohibition

Before prohibition (1920), Illinois was the fourth largest producer of grapes and supplied about 25% of the wine consumed in the United States.

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World's Oldest Bottle of Wine

Found inside of a Roman stone sarcophagus that was unearthed during an excavation in Speyer, Germany, the oldest bottle of wine was found in 1867.

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