Illinois River Winery, Utica

Great wines. Reasonable prices. You can do a 6 serving wine tasting for only $3.00

I absolutely loved this place! The staff was very welcoming and friendly, which made me love the place even more. They made excellent conversation while explaining to me and my girlfriend about the various wines they have. Wine selection is limited (whites, reds, dessert wines, fruit wines), but I liked the majority of the samples I tried. Six samples for $3 is an excellent deal that you can't pass up (you basically end up getting more than a full glass of wine by the end due to generous sample sizes). I bought a few bottles of wine to take back home. They also have wine slushies which I personally did not try, but heard was great from the other customers in there. I definitely recommend stopping by here after getting a hike in at one of the local State parks. I will be going back to grab more wine on my next trip down to the area!