Brent Copstead, owner of Geneva Winery, is expanding the business to include an event venue and a larger production facility located in Elburn. He also is aiming to establish a vineyard on land near Elburn. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Media

Brent Copstead started making wine as a hobby when he and his family moved to the Kane County area from Washington state in 2014.

“I got a kit and played with different flavors,” he said. “It got to a point where all my friends were taking all my wine, so I decided to step up and open a little tasting room in Geneva.”

Copstead opened Geneva Winery to the public in 2020, set in the middle of historic Geneva’s downtown at 426 S. 3rd St., and then opened another location in Batavia in March 2024. The Batavia location, along the Fox River at 5 N. River St., fea

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