Reviews of Mackinaw Valley Vineyard (Winery)

Kylie Young

Such a beautiful place!

Onesia Maniece

Would do no stars if I could. Sent a request in for pricing for my wedding 4 days ago, still NO RESPONSE or email back. Emails can be responded to anywhere. At least if you are going to be slow in responding to emails, put your prices online then. It's a waste of time waiting for a response I may or may not like. It's unprofessional too since they specifically make you request quotes.

Sally Jo

Very friendly very clean needs new bar for testers only so other people can get their drinks faster

Brad Reed

Nice place. The summer weekend parties are nice. Sometimes the having the same band several weekends in a row gets old. I haven't had a lot of their wine, but if I recall it's really sweet. I like some of it.

Cletus Pullen

Had a great time, it's a fantastic place for a trip alone or with friends.

Chelsea Ross

Everyone was so helpful and incredibly kind. Had a great and fun time

Joe Priestley

What a wonderful little venue. Excellent events and some good wines. We love the sweet orange vignoles. Take a lawn chair for the concerts and don't bring any sort of drinkable liquid (including water) as they are a vinyard and have laws that control their premises. Also, if you ever have the chance to see a Jamsammich concert there, do not pass it up. They are an excellent dance band and it's always a good time. Be sure to say hi to Carley inside - she is a totally awesome chicky.

Kim Mislich

I head out here every chance I get, music, dancing, art and vintage booths. Even just to relax by myself.

Steve Brubaker

Great setting to drink a glass of wine and enjoy the relaxing scenery. The wine here is pretty darn good and they have a reasonable selection of chocolates and things to snack on along with a gift shop with wine oriented knickknacks.

Amber Nicole

I recently visited this area for my friends wedding festivities. It was a grand time and they also had a band playing. It was wonderful and there were lots of people that came. It was very nice. I am not sure of their prices but their wine was amazing. I would definitely visit again with a loved one. Such a great place.

Justin Morgan

Love it fun great bands and great view

Dana Olsen

Lovely place. Good wine.

Chris Hale

My girlfriend and I love this winery. Our favorite in Illinois. Always try to make a trip here when I am in the area. We've tasted every wine and they are all great. The winery is exceptionally beautiful, great place to get some good photos for instagram or Facebook. The staff are so friendly and helpful. Prices for tasting and bottles are very reasonable. Cannot recommend this place enough! If you are in Illinois don't hesitate to check it out.

Alisha Chellis

Great selection of wine, I had a great day. Highly recommended!

David Gross

UPDATE 9/16/17: I came back and I'm so happy I did! I'm sitting here at Mackinaw Valley Winery, enjoying a delicious glass of Cayuga White. Ben, from the winery, reached out to me and offered us a table if we decided to come by again to make up for the poor experience of our ending last time! I don't blame the winery for what happened last time, it was just unfortunate that it had occurred. I seriously love this venue and am happy to keep coming back. Mackinaw Valley Winery obviously cares for their customers and it shows and that goes a long way for us! Thanks Ben and Mackinaw Valley Winery!!! What a wonderful venue! I came here for my first time this past Saturday and loved it. The wines are incredibly reasonably priced. And delicious! The scenery is absolutely gorgeous! The place is great for live music as well. I would consider going back. However, a truly wonderful evening, was ruined when we came back to our table, which we had to pay to reserve. We had left the table to go watch the band, leaving behind a half drank bottle of wine, half drank water bottle, and an empty wine glass, which cost us a $3 deposit initially. When we returned from watching the band, roughly 45 minutes, our water bottle was missing, along with our wine glass. But oddly enough, our wine was untouched. When I went back to the counter, and told the woman of our situation, nothing was done. I wanted a pair of wine glasses, so I spent the extra $3 for another glass. It's not a matter of the small amount of money. It's the principle. It's quite unfortunate that Mackinaw Valley Winery attracts that type of clientele. That would be the only considering factor in not going back. We had left in a very upset mood, in fact, I was quite pissed off. Perhaps next time I'll bring a backpack for our belongings if we choose to step away. Had this not happened, I would've hands down given it 5/5 stars.

Shawna Swisher

Such a wonderful atmosphere, we love to come here in the summer time with friends.

John Smith

I went here for trivia night one time. The service was very good and the wine was very wine flavored and everyone had a good time. Unfortunately things took a bit of a nasty turn when one of the patrons started convulsing and coughing up blood shouting "HE IS HERE" over and over again until we looked behind us and found that the vines had come to life and had begun to bind the rest of the patrons. Luckily the staff seemed prepared for this and got into what i can only describe as power armor to fend off this threat. They took napalm flamethrowers and burned the vines to ashes. The purple flames will always stay in my memory. After that ordeal was over, we were offered a free glass of wine as compensation. I gladly accepted, and ate the glass of wine.

Brandon Klinedinst

Great place to come with a date or a whole party, live music and you’re not packed in like sardines, bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy some wine!!

Kelly Johnson

What a great place to see.

Brian J.

Had a great time here for a class reunion! It was my first time coming to the Vineyard and I can say that I’ll definitely be back! UGT was playing that night and they were great. We had our food catered by an outside company. Drink prices are very reasonable. Wife and I went through a couple bottles of wine and probably a dozen beers or so. It added up in cost after a while but it’s pretty much that way anywhere we go, lol. Later in the evening I got some Ropp bacon cheddar cheese and crackers to finish the night off with a glass of wine. Had a great time, nice outdoor scene and scenery, and friendly staff! Thanks!

Michael Fazio

Wonderful setup. Live music stage with a lake backdrop. Set up your lawn chairs or blankets and listen to some music while drinking your wine. During the summer they have live music most weekends. Great place.

Mary Pfister

Had a fantastic time at the Art and Wine Festival! I highly recommend enjoying great wine, good food and unique art in this beautiful setting.

Lisa Molotla

Good wine, nice selection, enjoyed the view, warm atmosphere

Michael Walker

Great Winery, ran by wonderful people. If you have a problem they will try to resolve it.

Ashley Huffman

Some of these wines are fantastic! The employees are so friendly, too. I will definitely come back when I'm in the area!

Wayne Holly

A very pretty setting for a wine and beer tasting!

Manuel Valenzuela Valdes

Absolutely marvelous... a great place where to be: Live Music, food, wine and friends... what else to ask

Karen Hinkle

The worst experience at any winery ever. The employee doing the tasting was rude and argumenitive.