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Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Wine Bucks
Almost good as wine! Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of wine on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail with our new "Wine Bucks" program. Wine bucks act as a gift card or gift certificate that can be used at any one of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail wineries and participating members.

Winery Members

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Shawnee Hills American Viticultural Area

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Illinois received its first American Viticultural Area recognized by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Southern Illinois' Shawnee Hills region is the state's first region acknowledged for its distinctive winemaking properties.

The AVA designation allows winemakers to include the "Shawnee Hills" region name on any wines that include 85 percent or more of their volume derived from grapes grown withing the AVA, re-assuring consumers that wines with the Shawnee Hills designation on the label are enriched by the region's characteristic grape attributes.

Ted Wichmann, who submitted the application for the AVA designation, founder of Owl Creek Vineyard, said, "The AVA designation earns Shawnee Hills a place on the map along with the nation's most respected wine regions. More importantly, in a wine world that's becoming increasingly homogenized, the AVA stamp confirms the Shawnee Hills region's capability for producing unique wines that are distinctly Illinois."

 

 

Winery & Event Photos

Upcoming Events

Sat May 25 @ 2:00PM - 06:00PM
Nate Staub (Folk)
Sat May 25 @ 3:30PM - 06:30PM
The Phonics
Sun May 26 @ 2:00PM - 05:00PM
Marty Davis
Sun May 26 @ 3:30PM - 06:30PM
Dave Caputo Duo
Sat Jun 08 @ 2:00PM -
Bone Dry River Band
Sat Jun 15 @ 2:00PM -
Bill Bradley Band
Sat Jun 22 @ 2:00PM -
Boondock Billies
Sat Jun 29 @ 2:00PM -
Kevin Lucas Orchestra