History
The Vineyard Starts from the Ground Up Rosario was born and raised in Illinois and will keep his roots in Illinois. He once considered pulling up his roots and starting his vineyard in Napa Valley, California but, his love of Illinois and his family helped him decide against it. So, he built his vineyard at home in Illinois instead. He wants his wine to help his state of Illinois to become known as a fine wine state. While seeking a location to follow his dreams, he heard people talk about a beautiful area of Illinois called Galena and began searching in that area for the perfect location to make his start. After 4 months of searching high and low around Galena, he came across a piece of property that fit his vision just 15 minutes outside of Galena in Hanover, Illinois. The property was a stretch of land with nothing on it except rich soil and grass but, it was the land he had seen in his dreams. In 1999, he purchased 46 acres of this land and dug his shovel in.
Specialties
Our vineyard and winery specializes in making Italian style red, as well as, rose and white and port wines! We are open from Mid March through Mid November. We have live music from 1:30-5 on Saturdays from Memorial Day to Mid October. We have several ticketed - wine pairing / Dinner / entertainments events throughout the season. We have a beautiful venue / setting for your special events, such as; weddings, anniversary parties, showers, reunions, etc...! Come spend an afternoon with us sipping wine and enjoying the views of the rolling hills, vineyard and Tuscan style tasting room! Salute