Special Offers on Wine
Treat Your Special Valentine to Shanle Wine!
The Walnut Street Winery is holding a week-long sale in honor of Valentine's Day. Enjoy 20% savings on all packaged* bottles of wine from February 7-14. And if the wine is a Valentine's Day gift, we'll include beautiful gift wrapping for free! Choose from 18 wonderful wines that are made and bottled in Rochester!
Grandpa Grape, Crantastic, Blackjack, GOP or DEM, 
Just Peachy, Applelicious, Tropical Breeze, Razze Dazzle
Regular price $15.99...Valentine's sale price $12.79!
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz
Regular price $18.99...Valentine's sale price $15.19!
Zinfandel, Pinot Noir
Regular price $20.99...Valentine's sale price $16.79!
February sale prices apply to the following wines:
Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Regular price $18.99...February sale price $13.99
Rosie Red
Regular price $15.99...February sale price $10.99
*Packaged bottles are bottles of wine that are purchased and carried out. Wine prices are before taxes.
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Celebrate Valentine's Day at the Winery!
 Who needs fancy-schmancy on Valentine's Day when you and your sweetie can come to the Winery and enjoy a cozy, relaxed evening complete with candle light and love songs? No over crowding or over pricing here. just a pleasant atmosphere with good wine and great company.
From Feb. 10-14, we will be offering Isabell's special heart-shaped pizzas as well as a wide assortment of cheese & crackers, scrumptious cookies and chocolate, and of course, our 18 delicious wines.
On Valentine's Day, gentle love songs will fill the air and our themed decor will let you know that it's a special day.
And with every combined purchase of a heart-shaped pizza & bottle of wine, you'll receive a pair of sparkling, new WSW logo glasses, our special Valentine's gift to you and yours!
We'll be open a little later than usual on Valentine's Day so come in anytime between 3 and 9 pm to enjoy pizza and wine, and to collect your gift. Happy Valentine's Day to all of our very sweet customers!
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Big Success on January 15
2nd Annual Bocce Ball Frozen Open and
Amazing Chili Cook Off Brrrrrrrrring Out the Best!
Everyone brought their A-game to the Winery on January 15 - bocce ball players and chili makers alike! Congratulations to all the winners in the Walnut Street Winery's 2nd Annual Bocce Ball Frozen Open and Amazing Chili Cook Off! Both events were wildly successful and we thank everyone who came out that day.
According to Frozen Open coordinator Ron Payne, the tournament went off without a hitch and everyone had a great time! We give special thanks to Brett Tacket for providing warming huts. Although it was a beautiful January day, it was still chilly...not quite frozen, but definitely chilly!
Four teams in the Frozen Open finished in the money. Congratulations to Dan Maher's first place team, The Holy Rollers (pictured here, from left: Jeff Winters, Michelle Maher, Dan Maher and Rich Canady). Cary Daugherty's team finished second, Nick Daugherty's team claimed third place and Ken & Cindy's team snagged fourth place.
In our Amazing Chili Cook Off, we had 10 awesome entries. Customers acted as judges, tasting all of the chilis and casting their votes for their favorites. First place was awarded to Larry Shanle of Dawson for his white chicken chili. Joe Gillock of Mount Auburn captured second place with his secret ingredient chili, and Cary Daugherty of Rochester claimed third with his last minute entry. Thanks to all of our competitors: Larry Shanle, Joe Gillock, Cary Daugherty, Jeff Ball, Joe Jones, Mary Gail Veselenak, Loren Shanle, Nancy Kruse and Jerry Jallas.
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 Big Game Blow Out is Tomorrow!
On Sunday, Feb. 5, we'll be having a fantastically fabulous Big Game Blow Out, complete with free hot wings, wine and beer specials, pizza discounts, door prizes and live Open Mic from 1:45 to 4:45 pm with Craig and Kirk. It's bound to be a good time so come on in for a great afternoon of football, food, drink & camaraderie! We'll be open from 1-9 pm.
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Look who showed up at the Winery!
January was a big month at the Winery. So much for the winter blahs...our customers weren't having any part of that! From great crowds on Open Mic Night to standing room only on live music nights, the Winery was bustling with business, and we want to say THANK YOU to all of our great customers for an oustanding month!
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Top Left Photo: Christine Cornett, Andrea Fry and Cathy Rayhill took full advantage of a cancelled dance class, and came to the winery for good wine, pizza and music!
Top Right Photo: These two couples shared wine, cheese & crackers and some great conversation. Pictured, from left are Mike Workman, Richard and Patti Booker, Karen Workman.
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Top Left Photo: Welcome to the new guys in town! Craig Wood (left) and Kirk Lonbom brought their awesome blues sound to an Open Mic Night and are now regular hosts and have a spot on the music schedule!
Top Right Photo: OMN host Dave Littrell takes a break to chat with friend & new Winery customer Shi Lynn Coleman. We are thrilled to have Dave as our every-other-week OMN host!!
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Top Left Photo: Leaving Ashland gave an outstanding performance on a January Saturday night. This young, energetic group of musicians had the crowd eating out of its hands!
Top Right Photo: Diane and Phil Jarog shared a bottle of wine and enjoyed the music during one of their evenings at the Winery.
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Top Left Photo: DIck and Sue Rock chose to spend a Wednesday evening with us, sharing a tasty pizza and listening to music...a decision we appreciate very much!
Top Right Photo: Mark Beanblossom (left) and Mike Lanyon (right) were newcomers to our Open Mic Night and what a great addition they were...high energy and awesome sound!
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So who is Isabell?
Isabell Makes a Tasty Pizza
If you've enjoyed a tasty pizza in the Winery, you have Isabell to thank for it! Well, not Isabell exactly. She's only 4-years-old and is really just the namesake of this family-run pizza business. But you can thank her parents and grandparents who operate this wholesale pizza business.
In 2009, Isabell's Frozen Pizza opened in Carlinville. This organization specializes in wholesale pizzas and is completely operated by family members. All of the sauces are homemade, including the alfredo, garlic sauce, red sauce and cream sauce.
Sixteen varieties are made and delivered each week to various customers. Different days mean different routes with stops in almost every town between Pekin and Taylorville, and Pana and Breese.
Isabell's offers many of the traditional flavors one comes to expect in a pizza, but they also have a flair for the unusual, including a biscuit and gravy pizza, bacon cheeseburger, philly steak and chicken alfredo.
So, if you haven't treated yourself to an Isabell's Pizza yet, be sure to do so in the very near future. We guarantee that if you try it, you'll like it!
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All through the month of February,
enjoy these specials:
$5 off every bottle of
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio,
Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Rosie Red
Tuesday Special: $2 off any pizza
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Winter Hours
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Sunday 1-8 pm
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Monday Closed
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Tuesday 3-8 pm
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Wednesday 3-10:30 pm
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Thursday 3-10 pm
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Friday 2-11 pm
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Saturday Noon-11 pm
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Violets are blue.
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There's only one person who's been at the Walnut Street Winery almost as long as the owner himself and that's Liz Robison, hired on the spot just prior to the winery's opening.
In July 2009, Liz responded to a help wanted ad in the Illinois Times...something about a new winery in Rochester needing help. "Why not," she thought. "It would be something new to do and I like wine." Hard to argue with that logic.
She met with winery owner Loren Shanle who asked her to sample various wines and give her opinion of said wines. Apparently her opinions mattered, or at least seemed sound to Loren, and she was hired on the spot. Little did she know what lay ahead for Loren and his newly assembled winery crew.
"It was chaos for the first two and a half months," Liz said. Since this was the first rodeo, so to speak, for all involved, there was a big learning curve. Policies and practices were created and implemented. Mistakes were corrected. Goals were set, met and revised. Victories were celebrated and defeats were learned from. Such as...
"When we first opened, the wine cabinets (where customers sit) didn't have doors on them," Liz recalled. "A lady set her purse on the cabinet but it slid off, catching bottles of wines as it fell to the floor. It emptied three or four cubes of wine." Now, one can imagine the mess that a single broken bottle of wine would make, but dozens of bottles? Doors were made for the cabinets shortly thereafter.
The biggest change Liz has seen in her tenure at the winery is the movement from selling other's wines to producing and selling only Shanle wines. Customer's growing and insatiable interest in bocce ball has also been fun to watch, she said.
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Liz has been a Springfield resident for 10 years. She's been a cosmetologist for 17 years, and in 2008, started her own salon, About Your Hair, at the intersection of South Grand Avenue West and Glenwood.
Liz and her 13 year-old-son Alex like attending sporting events together, and took in their first NFL football game last fall. So, she's a full time cosmetologist, part time wine server and a mother to a teenager...is there really such a thing as "spare time" in her realm of existence? Maybe a little, as she does enjoy organic vegetable gardening - including growing a salsa garden - and reading non-fiction.
You can always find Liz at the winery on Thursday night. "That's what I was hired for... always on Thursday and sometime during the weekend," she said. So the next time you see Liz in the winery, be sure to say "hi". And ask her when her homemade salsa will be ready!
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Wednesday, Feb. 1 Open Mic Night with Cycle 73, 7-10pm
Friday, Feb. 3 Gabe Marshall, 7-11pm
Saturday, Feb. 4 Lady Carole & Her Knights, 7-11pm
Sunday, Feb. 5 Open Mic with Craig & Kirk, 1:45-4:45pm
Wednesday, Feb. 8 Open Mic Night with Dave Littrell, 7-10pm
Friday, Feb. 10 Thistle & Thyme, 7-11pm
Saturday, Feb. 11 Frank's Discount Lounge Act, 7-11pm
Wednesday, Feb. 15 Open Mic Night with Craig & Kirk, 7-10pm
Friday, Feb. 17 The Thornhill Band, 7-11pm
Saturday, Feb. 18 Mardi Gras Party - The Blues Heroes, 7-11pm
Wednesday, Feb. 22 Open Mic Night with Dave Littrell, 7-10pm
Friday, Feb. 24 Sarah Schneider, 7-11pm
Saturday, Feb. 25 Lady Carole & Her Knights, 7-11pm
Wednesday, Feb. 29 Open Mic Night with Cycle 73, 7-10pm
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Shanle Wine List
* Cabernet Sauvignon * Pinot Noir * Zinfandel * Merlot *
* Pinot Grigio * Riesling * Chardonnay * Sauvignon Blanc *
* Pink Grapefruit Blush * Shiraz * Rosie Red * Applelicious *
* Grandpa Grape * Just Peachy * Blackjack *
* Tropical Breeze * Razzle Dazzle *
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Our Wines Are Now Available At:
Famous Wine & Spirits, 1540 W. Wabash, Springfield, IL
Party House Liquors, 3211 W. Isles, Springfield, IL
Robert's Seafood, 1615 W. Jefferson, Springfield, IL
Capital City Bar & Grill, 3149 S. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, IL
The Old Luxemburg Inn, 1900 S. 15th St., Springfield, IL
Starship Billiards, 3015 Grand Prix Dr., Decatur, IL
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Register now for the Spring Bocce Ball League!
Even though it's only February, it's time to gear up for our favorite Winery sport...bocce ball! We will have three Bocce Ball Leagues that will play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the wine garden. If interest exceeds the limits for these three nights, we'll add a Monday night league.
So talk to your friends and family and form your teams. If you're ready to sign up for the Spring 2012 leagues, stop by the winery to fill out a sign up sheet or email Ron Payne at rntpayne@comcast.net
Think you might like to play but don't know much about bocce ball? Believe us when we say it is fun and easy. It requires no special skills or experience! Check out this site for more info: www.bocceballrules.net
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Thank you for your patronage. We're just wild about our customers!
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