The winner of this item receives a Wine Tasting for six people at Lynfred Winery in Roselle, IL!

How can a winery in Roselle, Illinois, make national award-winning wines?

“You start by coming from generations of people who have made wine. Here, and in Germany. Care and concern, of course, make a difference,” Fred Koehler said.

“Making wine at home is truly a Koehler tradition… dating back to the 17th century,” he continued when interviewed by the Chicago Tribune.

Thus began the legacy of Fred and Lynn Koehler, founders of the eponymous Lynfred Winery. Fred was a business-savvy man whom aspired to produce wines of excellence. Coupled with Fred’s practicality, Lynn’s ideas and visionary nature brought the Koehlers to the realization – once their cellar was full of wine – that they might open “a little winery.”

What started as “a hobby that got out of hand” has evolved to a nationally recognized winemaking operation and Chicagoland destination, complete with a 100,000-gallon wine-production facility, luxury bed-and-breakfast accommodations, three tasting room locations, and a robust lineup of wine-inspired events offered year-round