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Business Spotlight: Wine is Fine at The Village Cellar
Mark and Chrys Maritote bought The Village Cellar in 2012 and offer wine classes along with hard to find labels.
Name: Mark Maritote
Business Name: The Village Cellar
Title: President
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Location: Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills
Founded: 2012
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How did the business come to be?
My wife, Chrys, and I bought the Village Cellar in October 2012.
Why did you choose the area you did?
Hinsdale is just a beautiful town with many residents who enjoy great wines.
What does your business offer?
The Village Cellar is a wine and beer bar and retail boutique. We have two on staff sommeliers along with a former culinary school teacher to help customers hand select wines for every occasion.
What’s a fact about your business that most customers probably don’t know?
We are the only store in Illinois selling Tomas Fogarty wines and we can special order a case or half case of any wine sold in Illinois.
What’s your most popular product?
Wine School on Thursday nights provides the best entertainment in Hinsdale. After a complementary pour of sparkling wine, Eoin O'Donnell, our head sommelier, leads students through the discovery of six separate wines which our manager Bryan Blinstrup pairs with 5 cheeses and a final pairing with a chocolate truffle found no where else.
Learn more about The Village Cellar. The store is located at 24 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale; phone: 630-325-VINO. Find them on Facebook.
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