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Tasting Room hours are 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Fri.- Sun. (Central Time)
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All Five White Owl Winery/ Purgatory Cellars Wines Win in Wine Competition!Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery has just been informed that all five of their wines entered in the Illinois State Fair Wine Competition have won awards. The competition was held June 8 – 10, 2009 in Urbana, Illinois. The wines to take medals for Purgatory Cellars/White Persimmon Solera Silver |
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Purgatory Cellars wins GOLD in international wine competition for Persimmon Solera Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery, (whiteowlwinery.com) of Birds, Illinois has just been informed that their Persimmon Solera received a gold medal in the 6th Annual Critics Challenge International Wine Competition held May 23 and 24, 2009 at San Diego, California. |
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Todd Jenney, CEO of Martin & Bayley, Inc.
Joy Neighbors, Marketing & Public Relations Director, Purgatory Cellars
Brian Neighbors, Wine Maker, Purgatory Cellars
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ILLINOIS WINERY (Birds, IL, February 18, 2009) Purgatory Cellars/White Owl Winery is featured in the January 15th, 2009 issue of Beverage World Magazine. Beverage World Magazine profiles top companies and newsmakers from around the world in the beverage business. |
White Owl Winery announces a new high-end line of wines under the name of Purgatory Cellars. Purgatory Cellars is the brand that released Persimmon Solera in 2007. Persimmon Solera, the only persimmon sherry in the world, has won many prestigious awards, including a silver medal in the AWC Wine Challenge in Vienna, Austria in 2008, the 2007 Governor’s Cup for Best Dessert Wine in Illinois, a P.E.A.K. Award of Excellence in 2008 and numerous gold and silver medals in wine competitions last summer. In December, Sultry Red, Sensuous White, Purgatory Red and Purgatory White wines were released under the Purgatory Cellars name. Purgatory Red has already won a silver and a bronze medal. All five wines will be entered in national and international wine competitions this year. *Persimmon Solera - (Sweet) - The only commercial persimmon dessert wine available! This rich dessert wine fills your mouth with the full lush flavors of persimmon, butterscotch and caramel, ending with a slightly nutty finish. |
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WHITE OWL WINERY (November 5, 2008, Birds, IL) Grapefruit Sparkle ( Sparkling Semi-Sweet) - Enjoy the full juicy taste of grapefruit with bubbles. *Persimmon Solera - (Sweet) - The only commercial persimmon dessert wine available! This rich dessert wine fills your mouth with the full lush flavors of persimmon, butterscotch and caramel, ending with a slightly nutty finish. |
WHITE OWL WINERY WINES (October 30, 2008, Birds, Illinois) White Owl Winery, Birds, Illinois, has just been notified that four of their wines have received wine ratings and medals in the 2008 World Value Wine Challenge held by the Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago. One of their wines was also voted "Best US Sweet Fruit Wine." The wine to be honored with the distinction of "Best US Sweet Fruit Wine" was their Cherry Pie. This wine also received a 90 point rating, classified as "truly excellent in style and distinction" and a gold medal. *Cherry Pie (Semi-Sweet) - Our bestselling wine has the pleasing bouquet of fresh cherries. It tastes just like a tangy cherry pie with a hint of citrus and honey. |
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WHITE OWL WINERY (Birds, IL, October 15, 2008) |
