Tasting deVine Cellars is looking to sell more than just wine at its downtown Naperville location. It's asked the city for permission to introduce bourbon and craft beer to its tasting and take-home menus.
Naperville wine tasting room seeking to offer craft beer, bourbon Sommelier and General Manager Gregory Hayes has proposed expanding the offerings at Tasting deVine Cellars, a downtown Naperville wine tasting room, to include craft beer and bourbon. Courtesy of Lynfred Winery, 2018
Updated 3/6/2021 8:25 AM
A wine tasting room in downtown Naperville is seeking to expand its offerings to encompass craft beer and bourbon a move that would require a change in liquor license regulations.
Tasting deVine Cellars at 21 W. Jefferson Ave. has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting operators to explore new products and additional revenue streams as a way to remain competitive, sommelier and General Manager Gregory Hayes said.
My Mate, Taras Ochota
London-based Australian wine merchant Greg Andrews of Dvine Cellars remembers the much-loved and respected maverick winemaker behind Ochota Barrels, who died on October 12 at the age of 49
It may seem strange to call a mate someone you have met on only half a dozen or so occasions, but Taras was someone you could regard very easily as a mate. I just felt there were never any illusions or pretenses; there was no showiness. Taras made wine, to make people happy. and how he succeeded.
Many have referred to him as a “Rockstar Winemaker,” but while a number of successful rockstars are fans of his work, Taras was somewhat more chilled and down-to-earth than most who take center stage. Whenever I was in his company, Taras just enjoyed chatting about our lot.
My Mate, Taras Ochota
London-based Australian wine merchant Greg Andrews of Dvine Cellars remembers the much-loved and respected maverick winemaker behind Ochota Barrels, who died on October 12 at the age of 49
It may seem strange to call a mate someone you have met on only half a dozen or so occasions, but Taras was someone you could regard very easily as a mate. I just felt there were never any illusions or pretenses; there was no showiness. Taras made wine, to make people happy. and how he succeeded.
Many have referred to him as a “Rockstar Winemaker,” but while a number of successful rockstars are fans of his work, Taras was somewhat more chilled and down-to-earth than most who take center stage. Whenever I was in his company, Taras just enjoyed chatting about our lot.