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Early 1970’s
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Robert & Joyce Lawlor dream of starting
their own family winery and decide to take a winemaking class in
Cedar Rapids, where they live.
Daughter Christine Lawlor shares her parent’s passion and
accepts the challenge to become a winemaker. After receiving a
teaching degree from St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul,
Minnesota, she ventures to California to earn a second degree in
enology and viticulture from Fresno State University.
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1976
McGREGOR, IOWA
Upon her graduation, Christine and her parents launch
Christina Wine Cellars in McGregor, Iowa. The business opens in
a restored, historic post office building.
The first production is 500 gallons of cherry
wine.1978
LaCROSSE, WISCONSIN
A second winery opens in an old Milwaukee freight depot in
LaCrosse, Wisconsin. |
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
1983
GALENA, ILLINOIS
The Lawlor family sees an opportunity to open a third winery
in Galena, Illinois. They call upon Christine’s
brother—Scott--and his wife, Karan, who had been working in
Colorado and California, to move to Galena to help with the
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