What a Sweet Conference!

Posted on February 19th, 2010 by

Wine, chocolate and cheese are flowing at the 2010 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism during this evening’s Illinois Tourism Marketplace Networking Reception.

Sponsored by The Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association (IGGVA) and The French Pastry School, it’s a segment of the conference where all that’s required is good conversation, tasty food and wine, and a willingness to make tourism in Illinois a top priority.

The intense chocolate sculpture you see here is an example of the kind of display work The French Pastry School can do to enhance and event, as well as supplying more edible chocolates.

As far as the vino provided by IGGVA, give it a taste and prepare to look at this state in a whole new light: “We use French-American hybrids in Illinois,” said Tim Collver of Collver Family Winery in Barry, IL. “Our state’s winemakers are producing world-class wines without heading to California or France. I have to say, it’s hard to find a bad Illinois wine.”

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