September 11 – 13, 2009
Taste the autumn bounty in downtown Geneva while enjoying a flower market, arts & crafts show, demonstration stage, live music, the Kid’s Patch, Gorgeous Gourds-A Fall Harvest of Natural Art and more. Sample international flavors provided by Geneva restaurateurs, and sip the best of the vine at our wine tastings under a huge outdoor tent. For more information check out the Geneva Chamber of Commerce.
For those who want to eat out and still eat locally grown foods and for those who just love great food, Geneva offers a few options. Moveable Feast is having block party dinners throughout the summer, and Heritage Prairie Farm has monthly farm dinners.
Feast on Franklin Dinners – Celebrating Moveable Feast’s 10-year anniversary!
JULY 16
Farm vegetables with herb dip
Grilled eggplant and garlic dip with flatbread
Hickory-grilled Miller Amish chickens served with cucumber tzatziki
Farmstead potato salad
Grilled romaine with sweet tomatoes & grilled onions in a garlic scape vinaigrette
Shaved squash with fresh ricotta and zucchini blossoms
Cocoa shortcakes with berries and farm fresh whipped cream
Peach lemonade
$65 per person (excluding tax & gratuity)
Wine and beer will be available by the bottle or glass. To assure availability, reserve
your bottle or bottles when you make your reservation.
WINE PAIRING SUGGESTIONS:
White: Huber Gruner Veltliner $12
Dry Rose: Cantalupo Rosato di Nebbiolo $13
Red: Greyson Pinot Noir $14 or Fleur Pinot Noir $20
Follow your food as it travels from field to kitchen to table. This season, we offer monthly farm suppers straight from the Heritage Prairie Farm Kitchen. Each supper features a unique menu, reflecting what is local, seasonal, and delicious. Arrive early to tour the farm and greenhouses, listen to live music and enjoy appetizers and local beer and wine. Sit with friends at a convivial dinner table while the sun sets over the fields.
When: June 25; July 23; August 27; September 24; October 22
Where: Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn, IL 60119
Time: 6:00 PM reception and farm tour, followed by dinner
BYOB: Bring your favorite beverage to enjoy or choose from a selection of local beers and wines available for purchase by the glass.
Price: $65 per ticket or $58.50 per ticket for members.
For more information, or to register visit Heritage Prairie Market.
The third largest grape crops in the United States are harvested in what state? It’s Illinois of course! Illinois has been touted as an up-and-coming wine state for a few years now. Wine grape growers are finally taking advantage of the richest soil in the nation. Fall is a good time to find local wine for holiday parties or for causal enjoyment. The Little Traveler has local wines, as does the wine tasting room of Galena Wine in Geneva. But the most entertaining way to try local wines is to go to the winery yourself. Check out the Northern Illinois Wine Trail where local wine tours are at it best at:
www.visitnorthernillinois.com/wineTrailWineries.html
August Hill Winery
106 Mill Street, Utica, IL 61373
815-667-5211
www.augusthillwinery.com
Fox Valley Winery
The Faltz Family
5600 Route 34, Oswego, IL 60543
630-554-0404
www.foxvalleywinery.com
Illinois River Winery
723 South Clark Street, Utica, IL 61373
815-667-4012
www.illinoisriverwinery.com
Sycamore Winery
322 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
815-899-2920
www.sycamorewinery.com
Waterman Winery and Vineyards (formerly: Stiengtunt Vineyards & Winery)
11582 Waterman Road, Waterman, IL 60556
815-264-3268
www.sunsetwines.net
These wineries grow and bottle their own grapes and each one has a unique story. One winery is the first to grow the first Chardonnay grape in the State of Illinois successfully. Another Winery just won the best White Wine at the Illinois State Fair for the second year in a row. The third only uses the grapes they grow to make their wine. Start out early, these wineries are not that far, so make a day of it and taste the fruit of Illinois.
In celebration of Geneva’s annual Festival of the Vine, the Geneva Green Market will hold a “Local Food Gift Basket” give-a-way containing the best of Local Wine, Local Food and Cheese!
Come sign-up at the Geneva Green Market, one entry per Thursday, with a drawing on September 11, 2008.
Festival of the Vine
September 12 – 14, 2008
The autumn harvest is celebrated with food and wine tasting, flower markets, antique carriage rides and family games. Reap the best of Geneva cuisine from a smorgasbord of specialties from Italy, Mexico and France. Whether it’s fine dining or a deli you crave, you’ll find it all under a huge outdoor tent in downtown Geneva.
Other events include crowd-pleasing music & live entertainment, our renowned Fine Arts & Crafts Show.
