John Williams joined WGN Radio listeners at the SavWay Fine Wine & Spirits in Geneva on August 17 for a special preview of Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Festival of the Vine, September 8-10.

The evening featured sampling of wines with food pairings from Geneva restaurants, including Stockholm’s Restaurant & Brewery, Sweet Sensations, and Firewater BBQ & Brew, and plenty of time for attendees to ‘Wine A Little, Laugh A Lot’.

Photos by WGN Radio’s Jeannie McGrory and Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s Paula Schmidt

  • John Williams (Paula Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Ready to ‘Wine A Little and Laugh A Lot’ in Geneva (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • L to R: Paula Schmidt, president of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, John Williams, Laura Rush, Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s communications director (Paula Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • SavWay Fine Wine & Spirits, 515 W. State Street in Geneva (Paula Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Wine A Little, Laugh A Lot at SavWay Fine Wine & Spirits in Geneva (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • Tasting the wines (Paula Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • At the SavWay Fine Wine & Spirits in Geneva (Paula Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Perusing the wine list (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Firewater BBQ & Brew in Geneva provided some of the night’s food pairings. (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • John Williams meets attendees (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • Food pairings from Stockholm’s Restaurant & Brewery in Geneva (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Entertainment (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • John Williams and WGN Radio listener (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Lots of wines to taste! (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • John Williams with attendees (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • John Williams talks with attendees (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Raffle time! John Williams with WGN Radio account executive Jeannie McGrory (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • John Williams talks with attendees (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • John Williams with attendees (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • L to R: Michael Olsen, owner of Stockholm’s Restaurant & Brewery in Geneva, WGN Radio account rep Jeannie McGrory, John Williams (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Geneva’s Firewater BBQ n Brew team with John Williams (P. Schmidt/Geneva Chamber of Commerce)
  • Teams from Stockholm’s Restaurant & Brewery and Firewater BBQ n Brew with Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s Laura Rush and Paula Schmidt (J. McGrory/WGN Radio)
  • Make plans to head to Geneva for the Festival of the Vine, September 8-10. (Geneva Chamber of Commerce)