Berryville Vineyards

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Berryville Vineyards
Image:Berryville vineyards.jpg
Location Berryville, IIllinois, USA
Founded 1998
first Vintage 2002
Key people Eric Pool
Known for Proprietor's Reserve
Website http://www.berryvillevineyards.com
Distribution Regional, Retail, On-line
Tasting Open to Public

Berryville Vineyards is a family owned vineyard and winery, owned and operated by Eric Pool. The vineyard is ten acres in Berryville, Illinois, comprised of over twenty varieties of grapes. The 2002 crop was the first commercially crafted in the winery, and it was released for sale in the fall of the company's 2003 Harvestfest.[1]

[edit] Awards

"Best Overall Winery" at the 2007 Lincoln Balloon Festival in Lincoln, Illinois.[1]

"Best of Class--Native American Red" at the 2004 Illinois State Fair for Cynthiana, aka Norton (grape) varietal, and bronze medals for Traminette and Vignoles varietals.[2]

Bronze medals at the 2003 American Wine Society's 18th Annual International Wine Competition for Cynthiana and Traminette varietals.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Berryville Vineyards (2008). "About Us". Retrieved Feb. 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Illinois Department of Agriculture (June 2004). [1]. Retrieved Feb. 13, 2008.
  3. ^ American Wine Society. [2]. Retrieved Feb. 13, 2008.
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