Beautiful winery inside and out! Great place for lunch and to try some very impressive wines…read more Amanda is a gem! We had a great visit!

To me, this place has so much potential, but it fell a little short of expectations…read more We came as a group of 8. Per their signage and staff reports, we are to order at the bar. (This was helpful as we could do separate checks). They offer wine and cocktails. However, on my visit, their soda gun was broken, so my friends who did not drink alcohol had limited drink options. Unfortunately, their kitchen got slammed and struggled to keep up. My group's food came out very spread out. Salads were decent. My one friend enjoyed their tacos. However, my last friend to order food ordered a grilled cheese, and it came out cold. I would come for the wine again, but would only order food if it didn't appear crowded. Inside and outside were pretty. The place was super clean.

I have been in many vineyards and never have such a good experience as in this one. Owner was very…read morefriendly, easy to talk to and knowledgeable. We only bought one bottle because we already had few bottles of wine from others winery's in our trunk. Highly recommend Monte Alegre Vineyard!!!!!

Not a bad winery, grapes are grown on the premises. The wines were a miss for me, I did not care…read morefor them. David, the owner and our wine tasting host, is very knowledgeable and friendly. The winery is quaint and cute.

Such a cute distillery and positive experience! I brought a group of ladies here as part of a…read morebachelorette "wine trail" (I wanted to add more variety than only wine). It was a great way to kick off the trail because the owners were super friendly and welcoming. They even took some great pics of the bride and our group. They were clearly passionate about the distillery and the tasting was great. Several people in my group purchased bottles because they enjoyed it so much.

Cute little winery & very friendly..would definitely good back! Wine tasted great! Beautiful…read morescenery!!

We got slushed at StarView!…read more I'm a huge huge fan of wine slushies and because of this, StarView was recommended as one of our stops on the trail. This winery was hopping when we got there but were greeted immediately upon walking into their main room. We both got the slushies and settled in on their gorgeous deck over looking a gorgeous lake. The only thing missing was live music but we were too early for it. Tastings are $5 and they do have a food menu that we noticed looked pretty good from what people were ordering.

We visited StarView on a Saturday afternoon in March as part of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. The…read morelocation is nice. There is a large indoor area and a huge back patio partly covered/partly uncovered overlooking a small pond that provides a nice lively but pretty setting in which to enjoy your wine. The parking lot is right out front. They allow you to bring in food and do permit dogs on-leash. When we entered, we saw lots of rather typical wine merchandise to buy. We were hoping to have wine flights outside on the patio, but they only do flights inside at the walk-up bar. Instead, we had a couple of small tastes and picked a bottle of wine to bring out back on the patio. There was a live band performing which was nice. Lots of seating and an energetic vibe. We enjoyed our wine as well. You have the option to either keep your wine glasses as a souvenir or return them to get your deposit back.

Amazing location for a public fundraising event with great food & drink available. Both indoor and…read moreoutdoor spaces to handle the crowd and see the scenery surrounding the winery.

Excellent knowledgable service. Lovely hills of So. IL…read more Wine special on Chardonel. Excellent musical talent.

As you drive into the pristine vineyard with their chambering grapes growing on well groomed lines…read moreit looks a bit like old Tuscany. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Their Seyval is tasty as is Cabernet Franc. We do enjoyed the spinach dip and freshly baked pita bread.

The family is very sweet. The service is very quick. And it is a family friendly place, the kids…read moreloved it there. I will be returning.

Have been going to Pheasant Hollow Winery for over a decade, every time I drive down to southern…read moreIllinois. Wife and I stopped in one my last trip, thirsty and tired. Asked for a glass of water and the lady behind the bar went to the cooler and gave me and the wife a bottle of water, no charge. I knew what I wanted to drink ( a glass of Pink Catawba wine), my wife wanted to do a tasting ( taste 3 wines , no charge . The gentleman behind the bar gave her and additional 3 tastings). We both got a glass of pink Catawba - $5 a glass and relaxed outside, sitting in the woods. Bought 3 bottles of wine to take home. Friendly people, beautiful setting, excellent wines.

Wine was really poor quality food was out of food trailer and deep fried everything. Nice setting…read morebut low quality wine.

Small cute winery in the little town of Brazeau. We stopped by for the Christmas festival they do…read moreevery year. It's a good stop no matter the time of year. Food is above average. And service excellent which is what I would expect from a small town.

Website says they are open but they are not Closed for…read morewinter hours . Wasted an hours drive for nothing ! would give 0 stars if I could . Update you website !!!

After a long day Scouting the trails at Jackson Falls we were looking forward to recharging our…read morebatteries and silencing the growling hunger noises additionally experiencing the winery. Walking our tired bones up to the door, we were greeted by a sign explaining that the restaurant had experienced a good fire and was closed until the issue could be rectified. Well we slid over to the winery in hopes of there being some substance to consume. It was nice to experience the wines that were offered but we really need to get some food. Back on the road to resolve the hunger.

Excellent wine and beautiful scenery and property. My only critique is they only let us sample 5…read morewines. We bought 3 out of the 5 tasted so one would think they might want us to try more. I even suggested to the gentleman that we would pay extra for more tastings. Fell on deaf ears (literally). We will definitely come back when in the area because the wine is great. However, if in summer, I hope they have air on next time.

First time coming here, this was the only place I checked out in the area just because I know this…read moreis the only place to has hard cider. Owl Creek Vineyard has 10 hard ciders to choose from and it has some sangria too which is a bonus. Staff here was not really too friendly and their food was pretty expensive which is probably the only reason why I'm subtracting a star. A lot of other people like to dine outside and I can see why because then scenery out there is pretty beautiful especially by the little river where you can see the train go by. Parking isn't too bad either so going up that hill is a little bit treacherous upon entering. The ciders were pretty good though nothing stood out to me as the best flavor ever but they were good nonetheless. We enjoyed seeing the Cat come by . Restrooms were pretty clean too. Overall, I really enjoyed coming here and if I ever come back over here I would come back again to The Owl Creek Vineyard.

For my friend group, this is the favorite vineyard on the Shawnee wine trail! They have a wide…read morevariety of wine and cider. There is also food for purchase (and they allow you to bring your own picnic food as well). The space is large and relaxed with seating indoors and outside (several levels behind their building). We enjoyed our tasting flights on the top covered, shaded patio. You are able to mix wine and cider in a flight. They have lots of different cider flavors and they are all gluten-free. The servers were friendly and knowledgeable. You may want to bring your growler to take cider home - they were sold out of cans on our visit.