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
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 Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3]
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 South Beloit, Illinois Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
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.[13]
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.[14]
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[15]
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.[14]
GenKota Winery Mount Vernon, Illinois 2007 Closed in 2015[16]
Hedman Vineyards and Winery Alto Pass, Illinois 2005 Ceased operation under this name toward the end of 2020[17]
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 Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.[3]
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[18]
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 Colona, Illinois 2004 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
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 Illinois River Wine Trail.[4]
Massbach Ridge Winery Elizabeth, Illinois 2003 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail[1] and located within the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.
McEachran Homestead Winery Caledonia, Illinois 2010 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.[1]
Monte Allegre Vineyard and Cellars Carbondale, Illinois 2009 Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.
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[19]
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.
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 & Winery Hanover, Illinois 2008 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail[1] and located within the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.
Roundhouse Wine Company Centralia, Illinois Closed in 2019[20]
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]
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 Long Grove, Illinois 2001 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
Vigneto del Bino Vineyard & Winery Antioch, Illinois 2011 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
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.[21]
The Village Vineyard and Winery Camp Point, Illinois 2009 Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail.[5]
The Village Vintner Huntley, Illinois (winery) Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
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 Carterville, Illinois 2008 Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.
Waterman Winery and Vineyards Waterman, Illinois 2003 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
Wichmann Vineyard Cobden, Illinois 2020 Located within the Shawnee Hills AVA.
Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery Chicago, Illinois 2005 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
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.[22] Member of the East Central Illinois Wine Trail.[8]

References
  1. "Official Website". America's Wine Trails, LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Official Website". Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "Official Website". Shawnee Hills Wine-Grape Association. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Official Website". Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "Official Website". Mississippi Valley Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. "Official Website". Wabash Valley Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. "Official Website". Carlyle Lake Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. "Official Website". East Central Illinois Wine Trail. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. "Official Website". State Line Wine Trail. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. "Official Website". Michael Dorf. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. "Barry winery closed; building for sale". Herald-Whig. July 5, 2015.
  12. http://small-biz-network.com/properties/award-winning-vineyard-and-winery-for-sale-union-county-il/
  13. "Official Website". The Muse on Cedar Creek. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  14. "Official Website". American Winery Guide. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  15. "Central Illinois wine trail to lose one of its key stops". The Pantagraph. January 15, 2008.
  16. "GenKota Winery Shuts After 17 Years". Midwest Wine Press. February 16, 2015.
  17. "Peachbarn Winery in Alto Pass carries Hedmans' legacy forward". The Southern. October 14, 2020.
  18. "Kickapoo Creek Winery to close, citing COVID-19". Peoria, IL, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD. November 18, 2021.
  19. "Feather Hills Vineyard and Winery to open Saturday in place of former Orlandini Vineyard". The Southern. February 12, 2018.
  20. "Centralia to receive 38-percent of whatever money is recovered from sale of Roundhouse Winery". WJBDradio.com. April 10, 2019.
  21. "Winery files bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure". St. Louis Business Journal. February 27, 2018.
  22. "Official Website". Wyldewood Cellars. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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