List of wineries in Illinois
The following wineries and vineyards operate wholly or principally in the U.S. state of Illinois. The article for Illinois wine provides an overview of the industry.
Name | Location | Established | Notes |
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Acquaviva Winery | Maple Park, Illinois | 2010 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Alto Vineyards | Alto Pass, Illinois | 1988 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
August Hill Winery | Peru, Illinois | 2002 | Member of the Illinois River Wine Trail.[4] |
Baxter's Vineyards and Winery | Nauvoo, Illinois | 1989 | Originally opened in 1857. Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
Berryville Vineyards | Claremont, Illinois | 2003 | Member of the Wabash Valley Wine Trail.[6] |
Blue Sky Vineyard | Makanda, Illinois | 2000 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery | Carlyle, Illinois | 2008 | Member of the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail.[7] |
Cache River Basin Vineyard and Winery | Belknap, Illinois | 2001 | |
Cameo Vineyards | Greenup, Illinois | 2002 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Castle Finn Vineyard and Winery | Marshall, Illinois | 2010 | Member of the State Line Wine Trail.[9] |
City Winery | Chicago, Illinois (two locations) | 2012 | Opened original site in New York City in 2008.[10] |
Collver Family Winery | Barry, Illinois | 2002 | Closed in 2015[11] |
Cooper's Hawk Winery | Woodridge, Illinois | 2005 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Crooked Creek Winery | Centralia, Illinois | 2014 | Member of the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail.[7] |
Cunningham Vineyards | Anna, Illinois | This business does not seem to be active and is up for sale.[12] | |
DC Estate Winery[13] | South Beloit, Illinois | ||
Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery | Freeport, Illinois | 2004 | Ceased operation under this name in 2021. Now operates as The Muse on Cedar Creek, which is currently a restaurant and event space, that may eventually produce wines.[14] |
Feather Hills Vineyard and Winery | Makanda, Illinois | 2018 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Fergedaboudit Vineyard and Winery | Hanover, Illinois | 2010 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail[1] and located within the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.[15] |
Fox Creek Vineyards and Winery | Olney, Illinois | 1999 | Member of the Wabash Valley Wine Trail.[6] |
Fox Valley Winery | Oswego, Illinois | 2001 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Furrow Vineyard | El Paso, Illinois | 2001 | Closed in 2008[16] |
Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery | Scales Mound, Illinois | 1985 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail[1] and located within the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.[15] |
GenKota Winery | Mount Vernon, Illinois | 2007 | Closed in 2015[17] |
Hedman Vineyards and Winery | Alto Pass, Illinois | 2005 | Ceased operation under this name toward the end of 2020[18] |
Hickory Ridge Vineyard | Pomona, Illinois | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] | |
Hidden Lake Winery | Aviston, Illinois | 2004 | Member of the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail.[7] |
Hogg Hollow Winery | Golconda, Illinois | 2006 | |
Homestead Vineyards | West Salem, Illinois | 2018 | Member of the Wabash Valley Wine Trail.[6] |
Honker Hill Winery | Carbondale, Illinois | 2009 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Hopewell Winery | Rockport, Illinois | 2007 | Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
Illinois Sparkling Co. | Utica, Illinois | 2011 | Member of the Illinois River Wine Trail.[4] |
Irene's Vineyard and Winery | Oblong, Illinois | 2016 | Member of the Wabash Valley Wine Trail.[6] |
Kickapoo Creek Winery | Edwards, Illinois | 2001 | Ceased operation at the end of 2021[19] |
Kite Hill Vineyards | Carbondale, Illinois | 2006 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Lake Hill Winery | Carthage, Illinois | 2010 | Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
Lasata Wines | Lawrenceville, Illinois | 2004 | Member of the Wabash Valley Wine Trail.[6] |
Lavender Crest Winery[20] | Colona, Illinois | 2004 | |
Lincoln Heritage Winery | Cobden, Illinois | 2009 | Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Lynfred Winery | Roselle, Illinois | 1979 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Mackinaw Valley Vineyard | Mackinaw, Illinois | 2003 | Member of the Heart of Illinois Wine Trail.[21] |
Massbach Ridge Winery | Elizabeth, Illinois | 2003 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
McEachran Homestead Winery | Caledonia, Illinois | 2010 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Monte Allegre Vineyard and Cellars[22] | Carbondale, Illinois | 2009 | |
Niemerg Family Winery | Findlay, Illinois | 1997 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Orlandini Vineyard | Makanda, Illinois | 1988 | Ceased operation under this name at the end of 2017[23] |
Owl Creek Vineyard | Cobden, Illinois | 1980 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Peachbarn Winery and Cafe | Alto Pass, Illinois | 2020 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Pomona Winery | Pomona, Illinois | 1991 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Prairie State Winery | Genoa, Illinois | 1998 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Press House Winery | Nauvoo, Illinois | 2019 | Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
Rocky Waters Vineyard and Winery | Hanover, Illinois | 2008 | Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1] |
Roundhouse Wine Company | Centralia, Illinois | Closed in 2019[24] | |
Sleepy Creek Vineyards | Fairmount, Illinois | 2007 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Spirit Knob Winery | Ursa, Illinois | 2002 | Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
Spoon River Junction Winery | Canton, Illinois | Member of the Illinois River Wine Trail.[4] | |
StarView Vineyards | Cobden, Illinois | 2006 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Tuscan Hills Winery | Effingham, Illinois | 2011 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Twelve Oaks Vineyard | Carlyle, Illinois | 2019 | Member of the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail.[7] |
Vahling Vineyards | Stewardson, Illinois | 2002 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Valentino Vineyards and Winery[25] | Long Grove, Illinois | 2001 | |
Vigneto del Bino Vineyard and Winery[26] | Antioch, Illinois | 2011 | |
Villa Marie Winery | Maryville, Illinois | 2008 | This business appears to be closed, as no evidence of current operation could be found on the web since its bankruptcy filing in February 2018.[27] |
The Village Vineyard and Winery | Camp Point, Illinois | 2009 | Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5] |
The Village Vintner[28] | Huntley, Illinois | ||
Von Jakob Winery | Pomona, Illinois | 1996 | Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail[2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Walker’s Bluff Vineyard[29] | Carterville, Illinois | 2008 | |
Waterman Winery and Vineyards[30] | Waterman, Illinois | 2003 | |
Wichmann Vineyard[31] | Cobden, Illinois | 2020 | Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3] |
Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery[32] | Chicago, Illinois | 2005 | |
Willow Ridge Vineyards & Winery | Shelbyville, Illinois | 2007 | Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
Wyldewood Cellars Winery | St. Joseph, Illinois | 2010 | Winery is based in Kansas, where it opened in 1994.[33] Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8] |
See also
References
- "Official Website". America's Wine Trails, LLC. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Official Website". Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Shawnee Hills Wine-Grape Association. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Official Website". Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "Official Website". Mississippi Valley Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Official Website". Wabash Valley Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Official Website". Carlyle Lake Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Official Website". East Central Illinois Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Official Website". State Line Wine Trail. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Official Website". Michael Dorf. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "Barry winery closed; building for sale". Herald-Whig. July 5, 2015.
- "Award Winning Vineyard and Winery for Sale Union County IL - Businesses for Sale - United Country Real Estate– Businesses for Sale – United Country Real Estate". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- "Official Website". DC Estate. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". The Muse on Cedar Creek. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Official Website". American Winery Guide. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Central Illinois wine trail to lose one of its key stops". The Pantagraph. January 15, 2008.
- "GenKota Winery Shuts After 17 Years". Midwest Wine Press. February 16, 2015.
- "Peachbarn Winery in Alto Pass carries Hedmans' legacy forward". The Southern. October 14, 2020.
- "Kickapoo Creek Winery to close, citing COVID-19". Peoria, IL, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD. November 18, 2021.
- "Official Website". Lavender Crest Winery. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Heart of Illinois Wine Trail. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Monte Allegre Winery. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Feather Hills Vineyard and Winery to open Saturday in place of former Orlandini Vineyard". The Southern. February 12, 2018.
- "Centralia to receive 38-percent of whatever money is recovered from sale of Roundhouse Winery". WJBDradio.com. April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- "Official Website". Valentino Vineyards Inc. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Vigneto del Bino. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Winery files bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure". St. Louis Business Journal. February 27, 2018.
- "Official Website". Village Vintner Winery, Brewery & Restaurant. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Walker's Bluff. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Waterman Winery & Vineyards Inc. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Wichmann Vineyard. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Wild Blossom Meadery. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Official Website". Wyldewood Cellars. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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