Illinois wine regions

Southern Illinois's Shawnee Hills, the state's first AVA, is Cruv's Illinois wine region, with more wineries along the Mississippi and in the cooler north. The Cruv map shows who is open and what is on the calendar.

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Sandstone rock formations glow in evening light above autumn-colored woods at Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois.

Wine regions in Illinois

Shawnee Hills
8 places in Cruv
Shawnee Hills sits in the south of Illinois, between the Ohio River and the Mississippi, and became the state's first AVA in 2006. The area takes in part of Shawnee National Forest; its wine trail runs about 40 miles.

Illinois on the map

Map of Illinois with numbered markers for its 1 wine regions, from Shawnee Hills (1) in the north to Shawnee Hills (1) in the south