Southern Illinois Wine Trail

Illinois' newest wine trail connects six wineries dotted throughout the southeast corner of the state. Visitors can enjoy both breathtaking vistas and friendly rural communities, all while sampling excellent red and white wines.

CITY: Vienna

Hogg Hollow Winery

View works by local artists and enjoy free wine tasting at this Golconda winery.

CITY: Golconda

Cache River Basin Vineyard and Winery

The winery is known for its white wine made from grapes grown in Southern Illinois. The winery and vineyard are located in a scenic setting just south of the Heron Pond turn-off.

CITY: Belknap

Jumbo Char-N-Grill

Plate lunches, seafood, steaks, sandwiches and buffet.

CITY: Vienna

Wineaux's Restaurant

Located at Cache River Basin Vineyard and Winery, Wineaux's offers American cuisine, including certified Angus Beef steaks and burgers, ribs and seafood. Specializing in food cooked with wine!

CITY: Belknap

Super City Dots

Featuring Dippin' Dots ice cream. Dippin' Dots is ice cream that is in the form of tiny frozen pellets. Ice cream with fun names like: Clark's Cookies and Cream (cookies and cream flavor), Lois Lime (lemon lime), Perry Berry (cherry berry), Jimmy Java (java delight) and Luthor Lemonade (lemonade) Also serving soups, sandwiches, wraps, pie, & coffee. Open Monday - Saturday from 10:30am to 8pm, and Sunday from noon to 8pm.

CITY: Metropolis

Farley's Cafeteria

A longtime favorite among the locals, Farley’s Cafeteria is known for their homemade cafeteria-style selections. Everything is homemade! Just steps away from the Superman statue, you can come through the line and pick from your favorite southern classics, homemade bread, desserts and more.

CITY: Metropolis

Connie's at the Gambit

Located at the Gambit Golf Club, this casual restaurant features dishes such as the grilled rib eye with red wine glaze and sautéed flounder with swiss chard. For a group, reserve the large banquet room.

CITY: Vienna

The Shawnee Grill

Casual dining offering salads, sandwiches, steaks, chicken, seafood & pasta for lunch & dinner. We seat 100 people.

CITY: Vienna

Golconda Dari-Barr

coffee shop restaurant

CITY: Golconda

Riverview Mansion Hotel

The Riverview Mansion Hotel of Golconda is a full service Bed & Breakfast. In addition to the finest Victorian style accommodations available in Southern Illinois, there is also a lounge serving the best selection of local wines, as well as a restaurant. The hotel is open year round with advance reservations encouraged. All major credit cards accepted. The enchanted hotel setting with its expansive grounds and facilities is the perfect venue in which to enjoy the huge variety of hand-crafted, award winning wines from not only Illinois, but also the best from Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky micro-vineyards. Harvest season will be a unique time at the mansion with Oktoberfest festivals. This will be the opportunity to share the seasons best wines complimented with tantalizing artisan meats and cheeses. Festival weekends will provide just the incentive to bring in the best in local and regional musical talent. Indoor and outdoor entertainment! Our wine shop exhibits a wide array of gifts and specialty items.

CITY: Golconda