Vernon Hills Man Wants to Start Online Wine-Selling Business

Eric Krupka hopes to launch the Redline Cellars website in February.

A Vernon Hills resident is looking to take his affinity for wine and translate it into an online wine-selling business. Eric Krupka is awaiting Vernon Hills Village Board approval to sell wine online through a new business, Redline Cellars. The village board will have to amend the Vernon Hills liquor code to create a new classification that allows for the online sale of wine. Krupka will also have to undergo a background check. Krupka said he has started a lot of businesses in the past, including EHK Sports Enterprises, which he operates out of Vernon Hills. "I love wine, so I might as well get into the wine business," said Krupka. His plan is to order the wines from various distributors and have them delivered to a rented space in Vernon …

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Residents "Wine about Winter"

Main Street' fifth annual Let's WIne About Winter attracts more than 1,000 participants.

The sun was shining, the snow was melting, and the wine was flowing. Record numbers of participants swarmed Libertyville's Main Street on Saturday to experience the fifth annual "Let's Wine About Winter" event. MainStreet Libertyville, a volunteer based non-profit, organized the four-hour long event which attracted more than 1,000 participants. More than 33 retail stores and restaurants participated in the event, offering tastings of wine, cheese, artists and musicians. A bus filled with Hoffman Estates residents as well as an adult singles group, came out to enjoy the festivites. MainStreet Libertyville sold commemerative wine glassess for $10, and the merchants provided the wines free of charge. The proceeds will go towards funding …

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Tony M Ma

3:58 pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2011

This was an awesome event! Thank you for documenting the fantastic event!   more ›