Big Horse Vineyards — Attraction in Illinois

I love having a winery near our small town. It's great to have somewhere to come to that you can spend an afternoon on the weekend with friends. All the staff are very nice, and I love listening to the live music. The pizza on Sundays is really good. I haven't eaten anything else there as I come mostly to have a cocktail.

I really do not care for the wine. I like a dry white, like a sauvignon blanc or chardonnay and I have yet to had a good one there. A high percentage of their wines are incredibly sweet, but I'm sure they just cater to the people in the area. I'll drink pretty much any other beer or cocktail, which is why I still love coming here... I just wish the...

Another amazing experience at Big Horse Vineyards this past Saturday, February 4 2017 at the venue's 80s party night! We went with a group of 15 on a party bus to celebrate a friend's birthday. She called a week ahead and let them know our group would be attending and that we would probably want a few pizzas. They went above and beyond for us, reserving us a table in the middle of the floor and even printing out little notes and signs saying happy birthday to Amanda. The wine is always fabulous as are the mixed drinks. Andy is an awesome bartender and Don and Trinity do a great job running the place as well! Thank you BHV, and I am looking forward to...

We toured the space for a wedding venue. We liked the space on the tour, but still had other venues to see. Don told us that we could put a refundable deposit down. Within 30 days, all we had to do was give them a call and they would refund the $500. It was a scam. We fell in love with another venue. When I contacted Big Horse, they didn't want to refund the money and gave me a dozen reasons why they wouldn't honor the refund, including that they made the promise of a refund on "good faith" that we wouldn't cancel, even though we told him we had a few other venue tours lined up. Don't give them your money even if they tell you...