Wines of Westville
Sep. 2nd, 2008 01:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribOr more technically, Fairmount. I mentioned that I went south for the weekend. While down there, I visited Sleepy Creek Vineyards, a new Illinois winery founded by Dawn and Joe Taylor. It's a small place, and features wines made with Illinois grapes. I don't know if it's the type of grapes that grow here or the weather (summer rains) but getting dry wines out of the local grapes takes a bit more work. Fortunately, I like all kinds of wine, so that's not a problem. They were out of several of their varieties (not sure if that's good or bad for them but I picked up:
* Sour Puss - a white wine made from two grape varietals, which was just at the sweet / dry boundary. Think lemonade.
* Henpecked - a red semi-sweet made from Frontenac grapes grown on site. Goes well with burgers and brats.
* Bull Headed - their flagship dry red, a mix of two local grapes, goes well with steak or pizza.
* Sour Puss - a white wine made from two grape varietals, which was just at the sweet / dry boundary. Think lemonade.
* Henpecked - a red semi-sweet made from Frontenac grapes grown on site. Goes well with burgers and brats.
* Bull Headed - their flagship dry red, a mix of two local grapes, goes well with steak or pizza.
