The 118 Best Wineries in Illinois — 2026
We compared all 245 wineries in Illinois on the data that matters: services offered, posted hours, and how easy each one is to reach. No pay-to-play — this ranking comes straight from the listings data, updated September 2026.
#1 · Feather Hills - The VineyardsMakanda TastingsToursFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate eventsDog friendly
Daily 11am-6pm
#2 · Obed & Isaac's The CiderySpringfield TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate eventsDog friendly
Sun 12-10, Tue-Fri 4-10, Sat 11-11
#3 · Owl Creek VineyardCobden TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate eventsDog friendly
Fri 12-7, Sat 10-7, Sun 12-7, Mon 12-5
#4 · Sleepy Creek VineyardsFairmount TastingsToursFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Daily Noon-7pm, Fri to 10pm
#5 · Acquaviva WineryMaple Park TastingsToursFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#6 · Hidden Hills Vineyard and WineryKnoxville TastingsFood servedPrivate eventsDog friendly
Wed-Sat 12-7pm,Sun 12-5pm
#7 · Lynfred WineryRoselle TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Daily 10am-7pm
#8 · Lavender Crest WineryColona TastingsToursFood servedPrivate events
Tue-Sun 11am-5pm
#9 · Blue Sky VineyardMakanda TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Mon-Thu 10-6:30,Fri-Sat 10-7:30,Sun 12-7
#10 · Von Jakob WineryAlto Pass TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Wed-Thu 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-8, Sun 11-6
#11 · Bronzeville WineryChicago
#12 · Chicago WineryChicago TastingsToursFood servedPrivate events
#13 · Fairfield Avenue WineryChicago
#14 · Madison Food, Wine and SpiritsChicago
#15 · Right Bee CiderChicago ToursPrivate eventsDog friendly
Thu 2-10pm, Fri 2-10pm, Sat 2-8pm, Sun 2-6pm
#16 · VIN312 WineryChicago TastingsPrivate events
Thu 4-9pm, Fri 5-9pm, Sat 2-10pm, Sun 2-6pm
#17 · Wild Blossom Meadery & WineryChicago TastingsToursFood servedPrivate events
#18 · Wild Blossom Meadery and WineryChicago
#19 · Honey Heist MeadCobden
#20 · Wichmann VineyardCobden Private events
#21 · Aerie's Riverview WineryGrafton Food servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#22 · Grafton Winery & BrewhausGrafton
#24 · Corkless GalenaGalena TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#25 · Galena CellarsGalena Food servedPrivate events
#26 · Galena CellarsGalena Food servedPrivate events
#27 · Kite Hill VineyardsCarbondale
Wed-Fri 3-7pm, Sat-Sun 11am-7pm
#28 · Fox Valley WineryOswego
#29 · Hickory Ridge VineyardPomona TastingsPrivate events
#30 · Pomona WineryPomona
#31 · Crooked Creek WineryCentralia
#32 · Broken Earth WineryLong Grove
#33 · Valentino Vineyards & WineryLong Grove TastingsToursPrivate events
Fri 4-7pm,Sat 11-5pm,Sun 12-4pm
#34 · 57&VineQuincy Food servedOutdoor seatingPrivate eventsDog friendly
Fri 12-9, Sat 11-4, Sun 12-6
#35 · The Blind Goat Cider HouseQuincy
#36 · The Pour VineyardRed Bud Food servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Sat-Sun 1-6pm
#37 · Geneva Winery and Tasting RoomBatavia
#38 · Bretz Wildlife Lodge & WineryCarlyle TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#39 · Twelve Oaks VineyardCarlyle TastingsPrivate events
#40 · Mary Michelle WineryCarrollton Tastings
#41 · Alto Vineyards ChampaignChampaign Private events
#42 · Clad & Cordon VineyardCreal Springs Private events
Thu-Fri 12-6, Sat 12-8:15, Sun 12-6
#43 · Glunz Family Winery and CellarsGrayslake TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Daily 10am-5pm
#44 · Fergedaboudit Vineyard & WineryHanover TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#45 · Rocky Waters Vineyard and WineryHanover TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#46 · Terlato WinesLake Bluff
#47 · SQZ Lemon WineLanark
#48 · Silver Moon WineryLanark
#49 · Lasata WineryLawrenceville
#50 · Big Horse VineyardsLewistown Private events
#51 · Native Trails WineryLewistown
#52 · Bella Vista WineryMaryville
#53 · Villa Marie Winery & Banquet CenterMaryville
#54 · Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantNaperville TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Daily 11am-9pm
#55 · August Hill Winery Tasting RoomNorth Utica TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Sun-Thu 11-6pm,Fri-Sat 11-7pm
#56 · Clarks Run CreekNorth Utica TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Mon-Thu,Sun 12-7pm,Fri-Sat 12-9pm
#57 · NexTerra Wine CompanyWoodridge
#58 · Orchardview WineryAlma
#60 · Cache River Basin Vineyard & WineryBelknap
#61 · Mackinaw Valley VineyardBloomington TastingsToursFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Daily 12-5pm, Sat 11am-11pm
#62 · Goat & Vine Restaurant + WineryBolingbrook TastingsFood served
#64 · Hailey's WineryByron
#65 · Village Vineyard & WineryCamp Point TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Fri 5-10pm, Sat 1-10pm
#66 · Spoon River Junction WineryCanton
#67 · Walker's BluffCarterville TastingsPrivate events
#68 · Lake Hill WineryCarthage TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#69 · Berryville VineyardsClaremont TastingsPrivate events
May-Oct Sat 12-5pm
#70 · Creekside VineyardsCoal Valley
#71 · Unpossible MeadDwight
#72 · Tuscan Hills WineryEffingham Food servedPrivate events
Mon-Thu 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun 1-7
#73 · Massbach Ridge WineryElizabeth TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Daily 11am-5pm
#74 · MCG Winery and BreweryElk Grove Village TastingsToursPrivate events
#75 · Twisted Trail WineryFillmore TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
#76 · Niemerg Family WineryFindlay
#77 · Prairie State WineryGenoa TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Wed-Thu 11-6pm,Fri-Sat 11-8pm,Sun 12-5pm
#78 · Hogg Hollow WineryGolconda
#80 · Lynfred WineryHighland Park TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Mon-Thu 3-8pm,Fri-Sat 1-9pm,Sun 1-7pm
#81 · Bishops Hill WineryJoliet TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Thu 4-8pm,Fri 3-8pm,Sat 12-8pm,Sun 12-4pm
#82 · Trail of Tears Lodge & ResortJonesboro
#83 · Castle Finn Vineyard & WineryMarshall TastingsToursPrivate events
#84 · Jo-Al WineryMascoutah
#85 · Warren James WineryMattoon TastingsFood servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Tue-Wed 4-8pm,Thu-Sat 11-10pm,Sun 11-7pm
#86 · Old Mill VineyardMetamora TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Fri-Sat 1-7pm,Sun 1-5pm
#87 · Old Oaks WineryMilan TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Fri-Sat 12-7pm,Sun 12-5pm
#88 · Baxter's Vineyards & WineryNauvoo TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Mon-Sat 9-5pm,Sun 10-5pm
#89 · Danenberger Family VineyardsNew Berlin
#90 · Parker Run VineyardsNew Windsor Private events
#91 · Gilted Edge WineryNewark TastingsPrivate events
Thu 4-8pm,Fri 4-9pm,Sat 12-9pm,Sun 12-5pm
#92 · Mmmm Enjoy. WinesNorthbrook
#93 · Hill Prairie WineryOakford Food servedPrivate events
Wed-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-5
#94 · Fox Creek VineyardsOlney TastingsPrivate events
Fri-Sat 10-6, Sun 1-6
#95 · Vintrendi Wine CompanyOlympia Fields
#96 · Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantOrland Park TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Mon-Thu 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 10-10
#97 · Vixen Hill WineryPalmyra
#98 · Arpeggio WineryPana Food servedPrivate events
Wed-Thu 1-6, Fri-Sat 1-8:30, Sun 1-6
#99 · West of Wise WineryPetersburg TastingsPrivate events
Wed-Sun 12-5:30pm
#100 · Sable Creek WineryPlainfield
#101 · Copper Dock WineryPocahontas Food servedOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-8
#102 · Walnut street WineryRochester
#103 · Galena Cellars VineyardScales Mound Private events
#105 · Wine StylesShorewood
#106 · Cooper's Hawk Winery and RestaurantSouth Barrington TastingsFood servedPrivate events
Mon-Thu 11-9, Fri 11-10, Sat 10-10
#107 · DC Estate WinerySouth Beloit ToursOutdoor seatingPrivate events
Wed-Thu 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-8, Sun 11-6
#108 · Vintage VinesSpring Valley
#109 · Wyldewood Cellars IllinoisSt Joseph Tastings
#110 · Spirit Knob WineryUrsa
#111 · La Forge Family VineyardWarrenville Private events
#112 · Tres Rojas WineryWashington TastingsToursPrivate events
Wed-Thu 12-5, Fri-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
#113 · Schorr Lake VineyardsWaterloo
#114 · Waterman Winery and VineyardsWaterman TastingsToursPrivate events
Sat-Sun 12-4pm
#115 · Pheasant Hollow WineryWhittington Private events
#117 · Mistie Hill VineyardWilmington Private events
Wed-Thu 12-6, Fri-Sat 12-8, Sun 12-6
#118 · Foxes Den MeaderyYorkville TastingsOutdoor seatingPrivate events
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