Picnic-friendly wineries on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail

6 of the 11 wineries on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail welcome picnics or have picnic areas.

Checked October 1, 2026 on each winery’s own website and the trail’s member listing.

• Owl Creek Vineyard

  Cobden

  First commercial vineyard in the Shawnee Hills AVA (1980), winery since 1995, also making Apple Knocker hard ciders and sangrias.

  • Self-guided flights of wine, sangria and cider (can be mixed); price not listed
  • food
  • dog-friendly
  • picnic
  • live music
  • brewery/cidery

• StarView Vineyards

  Cobden

  Family-owned winery established in 2006, pouring dry reds through sweet sangrias.

  • Guided tasting of 5 wines; price not listed
  • food
  • lodging
  • dog-friendly
  • live music
  • picnic

• Wichmann Vineyard

  Cobden

  Small woman-owned winery run by second-generation winemaker Hanna Wichmann, making mostly dry to semi-dry wines from Shawnee Hills AVA grapes.

  • dog-friendly
  • picnic

• Blue Sky Vineyard

  Makanda

  Tuscan-style winery on a 13-acre vineyard at the eastern end of the trail, with wines such as Chardonnay, Seyval, Concord and rosé.

  • food
  • lodging
  • picnic
  • event venue

• Hickory Ridge Vineyard and Winery

  Pomona

  Small family winery on the western edge of the Shawnee Hills AVA (vineyard planted 2000, winery opened 2007) making wine only from grapes grown on the property, known for dry wines, whites and roses.

  • dog-friendly
  • picnic

• Pomona Winery

  Pomona

  Founded in 1991 as the first Illinois winery to make only non-grape wines, from local fruit such as apples, blueberries and strawberries.

  • Tasting of all 9 fruit wines; price not listed
  • picnic
  • dog-friendly

More ways to plan the Shawnee Hills trail

• Dog-friendly wineries8 on this trail
• Wineries with food6 on this trail
• Wineries with live music4 on this trail
• Wineries with lodging4 on this trail

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