Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room

Specialties

Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room welcomes you!

We are a retail wine shop offering wines by the bottle, glass or case.

Al the Helpful Wine Guy is at your service.

Wine by the glass, inside or outside on our wonderful patio on Third Street, is quickly becoming a summertime pastime! (Often with live music.)

Interested in wine tastings, classes and events?

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Explore. Drink. Stock up. Bring your curiosity. Bring your dog.

Bring some friends!

History

Established in 2013.

«Geneva’s newest oldest wine shop» was established in 1982 by Bob Kovacs, who ran it successfully and colorfully for over 20 years. The business was sold and then closed a few years later.

In June 2013, Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room was opened by Al (the Helpful Wine Guy) Buchanan, offering value-​driven, world-​wide wines of all types by the bottle, glass and case.

In addition to retail wine sales, Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room will feature a wine bar, tastings, classes, an outdoor patio and occasional live entertainment.

«If you like geography, science and people; if you like things that taste good, then you like wine,» Buchanan said. «There is no reason any of that should be intimidating. … We’ll have a reading nook where we can sip and talk about wine. I hope to attract people who know more about wine than I do.»

Meet the Business Owner

Al B.

Business Owner

Al Buchanan was living a lawyer’s life the past 14 years, driving to Geneva from his home in Elburn to take the train into the city.

And as he drove past the Berry House, 227 S. Third St., there was a sign indicating a former wine shop was vacant. He passed the «for rent» sign for six months.

«I always wanted to open a wine store in retirement,» Buchanan said. «But this is 10 years too early for me. After a great deal of soul-​searching, and long conversations with my wife Audry, we needed to take the plunge.»

Buchanan, 53, was drawn to the idea of turning his 30-​year hobby of reading about, studying and collecting wines into a business of selling wine, teaching people about wine — and perhaps learning a few things from other devotees. And now he, and Geneva, are on their way.