Sunday Aug 17th, 2025
Event Schedule

Vineyard Tour & Tasting

Great wine starts in the vineyard*.

Walk with the winemaker and learn about grape growing and wine making. Samples from the tanks in the Production space will be shared. Conclude your tour with 5 perfect sips - one from each category (red, white, rosé, semi-sweet, and sweet).

$20 per person - This hour long event includes the vineyard and production tour, followed by 5 wine tastings, and a 10% off 2 or more take-home bottles.

*Photo courtesy of Nina Wilson Photography/IGGVA

Tour & Tasting Details and Ticket Link

Hot Air Balloons - Night Glow 6:30-9pm

Bob & Lisa Barry, winery owners, checked their bucket list - taking a hot air balloon ride on their honeymoon in Temecula, CA in 2018.

Since the vineyard property has ample room for inflating hot air balloons, they've dreamed of holding a Night Glow. This Bicentennial Celebration has provided the perfect opportunity!

Registered pilots Jim House and Mike Boylan will each bring their respective balloons onsite at 6:30pm. Watch as they unpack and prepare their balloons for inflation, weather permitting. What a perfect photo op! We hope you enjoy this experience. (Fingers crossed that Mother Nature cooperates!)

Cheers to 200 years!

To Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Washington, IL. Award winning winemaker, Bob Barry, is crafting a semi-dry rosé with our estate grapes, primarily Leon Millot.

With a gorgeous ruby color, this rosé has aromas and flavors of crisp pear, peach and maraschino cherry - a touch of sweetness adds to a medium mouthfeel and lasting finish.

So fruity and easy to drink at 1.5% sweetness,

this Bicennenial Rosé is enjoyed by dry and sweet wine lovers, alike!

(Did you know Rosé is the signature wine-style

for the state of Illinois?)

We look forward to sharing this commemorative wine with you in our Tasting Room and in many retail stores throughout Washington IL.