Beverly Winemaker

South Side Winemaker to Open Winery, Brewery, Meadery and Bee Sanctuary

By Howard Ludwig on February 7, 2014 

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Greg Fischer of Lakeview stands alongside his wine-making equipment with a bottle of Chicago South Side Pinot Grigio. He's been making the locally sold wine in Beverly since 2002.

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BEVERLY — Greg Fischer knew exactly what he was doing by naming his brand of wine for Chicago's South Side.

For some, arriving at a dinner party with a bottle of Chicago South Side pinot grigio, Chicago South Side shiraz or Chicago South Side sangiovese is statement of regional pride.

For others, it's an opportunity to poke fun at an area more commonly associated with swigging light beer than savoring fine wine.

"I bring out this South Side wine, and people think it must be s---," said Fischer, a Lakeview resident.

The mockery typically comes to a halt with one taste of the products from Fischer's Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery. The Beverly-based wine and mead maker opened at 10033 S. Western Ave. in 1995.

"I love [the wine's name]. It says, 'Hey, come to the South Side. There are a lot of great things down here,'" Fischer said.

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Thanks to Nan Brennan MPHS Alumni for sharing.