Holiday Open House

November 24-25, 2023

Relax with family and friends and enjoy a fantastic afternoon on the trail with award-winning Illinois wines. You can even start your holiday shopping early with great gifts along the trail. Avoid the long lines and crowds in town and find a gift for that hard to shop for person right here on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. Let the knowledgeable staff along the trail direct you towards a great bottle of wine, gift basket or gift card for friends, family, colleagues or yourself.

Each winery participates in our Holiday Open House event in a different way. Some have live music, appetizers and different sales throughout the weekend.

Wine & Whiskers Benefit – Save Them All Animal Rescue: November 1-30, 2023

Each of our member wineries will be collecting goods for a local animal shelter. We are proud to support our local rescues in their tireless efforts to save pets’ lives. Save Them all Animal Rescue (STAAR) plays a vital role in our community as they continuously work to reunite pets with their owners, shelter those in need and find new homes for animals that are lost or without a permanent home.

November 1st – 30th, we encourage you to bring a donation, to any of our member wineries, of dry or wet dog/cat food, durable dog/cat toys, milk bones (s/m/lg) or simply a cash donation to support these wonderful people in their cause. After all, one cannot live on wine alone… they also need a pet.

Leave your donation with our winery teams along with your name and phone number. We’ll enter you into a drawing for tickets to our next Wine & Food Pairing Weekend: Cheese-Not a Solo Act in March 2024.

Individual Winery Holiday Open House Sales:

Alto Vineyards: Free artist-designed canvas tote (value of $16) with purchase of six bottles or more. Case and wine of the month discounts will also be honored. Friday Music: Tim Crosby | Saturday: Holiday Vendor in the Vines

Pomona Winery: FREE Souvenir Wine Glass with Purchase of ONE Bottle of Wine.

PeachBarn Winery: FREE Custom Peachbarn Wine Charm for Every TWO Bottles Purchased OR Every $25 Gift Card Purchase. *Excludes Sangria

Blue Sky Vineyard: 5% OFF 6 Bottles & 15% OFF Case Purchase of “To-Go” Wines | 10% OFF Blind Date w/ a Book and a Bottle Gift Baskets | Friday Music 2-5pm Doug Anderson (Americana) | Saturday Music 2-5pm Zola Road (Acoustic Country/Folk/Rock)

StarView Vineyards: November 24 (12-6pm) Music by BJ Reach 2-5pm | November 26 (11-7pm) Music by Matt Basler 4-7pm | 10% off 3 Bottle Purchases / 15% off 6 Bottle Purchases / 20% off Cases. Gift baskets and other fun gift items for the wine lover in your life will also be available for purchase.

Kite Hill Vineyards: Wine & Chocolate Pairing featuring 3 Wines & 3 Chocolates for $10, Holiday Wine Cocktail AND 10% OFF Bottles of Wine.

Feather Hills Vineyard: 10% OFF 3 Bottles, 15% OFF 6 Bottles | 20% OFF Case Purchases | 10% OFF Food – Music Friday Nov 24 4-7pm Ethan Stephenson, Saturday Nov 25 3-6pm Cody Galloway.

Hickory Ridge Vineyard: 20% of all proceeds from our Holiday Open House will go to local animal shelters.

Owl Creek Vineyard:

Honker Hill Winery:

Von Jakob Vineyard: