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TIME FOR A FUN EVENING!
Join us for a fun and creative “DIY” Candle Making class at the vineyard with Alice and Amy, founders of “Farm to Wick”. They are excited to share their passion for candle making, and FUN with you and your friends.
Farm to Wick will teach you how to make your candle and provide all instruction and supplies needed for the class. The class fee is $35+ tax per person.
Spend a creative evening with friends, alone or a special someone at the vineyard,
Enjoy wine sampling, and order wine by the glass or bottle. We also serve soft drinks, bottled tea and water and assorted beers, seltzers and canned cocktails. For snacks we have Gourmet Cheeses, Donny B’s Popcorn, and Sweet Shoppe Truffles and Chocolates for sale. You may bring in your own snacks too! We just don’t allow drinks of any kind to be brought in meaning “Nothing Liquid that you can drink”.
Reservations are required.
Join us when UPstage Productions presents- Knives In! In this classic who-dunnit! Join Benoit Blanc in this parody of the Knives Out movie.
Call 309-359-9463 for tickets.
Arrival suggested between 5:30-6:30 pm for seating and “mingling” with the cast, this is your chance to let them know if you want to participate in the show. The drama will start at approximately 6:30. Wine can be sampled at the tasting bar and wine can be purchased by the bottle or glass, beer and sodas are also available.
Dinner is served buffet style after the first act and dessert is served tableside. The performance will be held in the tasting room in the main building, center entrance from main parking lot.
Tickets on sale , call 309-359-9463 to reserve or email, mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for questions. Tickets are not available through any online service.
Admission is $57+tax per person for three wine samples, dinner, dessert and the show, reservations required. Fun Costumes are welcome!!
Dinner and Dessert served by The Catering Company
**Gluten free and Vegetarian Options available by advance request**
Chicken Cacciatore
Pasta Mariniara with Roasted Vegetables
Buttered Baby Peas and Carrots
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Tossed Salad w/Dressings
Sliced French Bread w/Butter
Frosted Chocolate Fudge Cake
Iced Tea and Water
Coffee Available with Dessert
Join Art at the Bodega at the vineyard for a relaxing afternoon of painting, wine, and fall fun!
We’ll be painting this beautiful white pumpkin surrounded by rich autumn leaves and whimsical vines on canvas. The warm, rustic background makes the white pumpkin pop, and we’ll walk you through the painting step by step so you can create your own version — no painting experience needed.
Bring a friend, grab your favorite wine, and enjoy a creative outing in the beautiful winery setting.
All painting supplies and instruction are included in the $35 fee. Just come ready to relax, paint, and enjoy a little fall evening away.
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That evening the bar will be open and you can taste wine, get wine by the glass, beers, soft drinks, tea and water. We also serve canned cocktails, and Carbliss. We will have assorted snacks for sale too.
Join us when UPstage Productions presents- Knives In! In this classic who-dunnit! Join Benoit Blanc in this parody of the Knives Out movie.
Call 309-359-9463 for tickets.
Arrival suggested between 5:30-6:30 pm for seating and “mingling” with the cast, this is your chance to let them know if you want to participate in the show. The drama will start at approximately 6:30. Wine can be sampled at the tasting bar and wine can be purchased by the bottle or glass, beer and sodas are also available.
Dinner is served buffet style after the first act and dessert is served tableside. The performance will be held in the tasting room in the main building, center entrance from main parking lot.
Tickets on sale , call 309-359-9463 to reserve or email, mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for questions. Tickets are not available through any online service.
Admission is $57+tax per person for three wine samples, dinner, dessert and the show, reservations required. Fun Costumes are welcome!!
Dinner and Dessert served by The Catering Company
**Gluten free and Vegetarian Options available by advance request**
Chicken Cacciatore
Pasta Mariniara with Roasted Vegetables
Buttered Baby Peas and Carrots
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Tossed Salad w/Dressings
Sliced French Bread w/Butter
Frosted Chocolate Fudge Cake
Iced Tea and Water
Coffee Available with Dessert
Join us at the vineyard for a Holiday Themed Food and Wine Pairing Party Hosted by the Lutheran Women of Greater Peoria Area. All proceeds go to support the LSSI ” Project Room at the Inn” Christmas Gift initiative for Children in LSSI Foster, Mental Health & Family Programs.
Start your holiday season off right with supporting a great cause for children and because at the vineyard we think
“It’s the Most “WINE-DERFUL” Time of the Year!
The day includes fun activities in addition to the five wine and food tasting holiday pairings.
- Make & Take Cork Christmas Ornament table * all supplies provided
- White Elephant Gift Exchange *We’ll bring the Gifts and You’ll get to take home the surprise. Gifts provided by the Church Mouse.
- Light Holiday Meal with take home recipe menu.
- Raffle items
- Holiday Piano Music with Don Bauer
SIGN UP NOW FOR A FUN DAY OF HOLIDAY MAGIC WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
- Tickets: $35 per person -Attendees should be 21 or older
- Advance Tickets required * deadline October 26th
- To get your tickets: Mail a check made out to “Lutheran Women of Peoria “with your email address & phone to: Pepper Bauer, 5220 S. Cameron Lane, Mapleton, IL 61547 Call Pepper Bauer at 309-657-5726 or email PepperBauer@att.net with questions. Your receipt will be emailed to you and your tickets will be held at the door for pickup day of event.
Join us for the 1st BOARDeaux Game Night at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard. There will be a library of games to select from such as Viticulture (of course LOL!), Wyrmspan, Sagrada, and many more . . . Or bring your own favorite to share with friends and family. Try out and critique a new game like Claim Jumpers while it is still in development! Games will also be given as prizes throughout the night.
Doors open at 4:30pm and game play starts at 5pm.
Groups are welcome, but single players are invited to come and join a game too.
Local game shops are invited to host vendor spaces that night to show off their products and highlight games for early Xmas shopping and ordering.
Snacks are available to buy and you can bring your own snacks too. We have wine, beer, water, tea and soft drinks for sale, so please do not bring in drinks.
Admission is $5 per person at the door to attend this event.
BOARDeaux Night is best suited to older teens and adults.
If you have questions call 309-359-9463, or email MackinawWinery03@gmail.com
Happy Holidays!
We are excited to invite you to join us for our annual Mackinaw Vineyard Holiday Cheer & Homemade Market where you can get some early shopping done and catch that holiday spirit! We are hosting the market ourselves and for those interested in a booth space application please email Diane Hahn at MackinawWinery03@gmail.com or call 309-645-5054 with questions.
The Pavilion is the indoor booth space and there are additional booths on the outdoor covered patio areas and pop up tents can be out in the yard areas. So lots of places to SHOP! Vendors will be showing and selling their holiday decorations, Vintage items, handmade items, clothing, jewelry, artwork, and other fun wares providing a unique holiday shopping experienceVendor booths are located throughout the grounds; in the pavilion building, the covered patio areas as well as their own tents or trailers.
Music: Greg Williams will entertain throughout the day.
Good EATS: Local foodie favorites will be for sale in the tasting room like assorted Gourmet cheeses, Sweet Shoppe Chocolates and Truffles, and Donny B’s gourmet popcorn too. Hot coffee, cocoa hot cider drinks will be available as well as wine, beer and soft drinks in the tasting room area.
Food concessions: Haddad’s Tony’s on Wheels Food Truck
WINE: Wine tasting in the tasting room and lots of seating indoors or outdoors to enjoy some wine and visit with friends. Plenty of parking, lots of shopping, snacks and wine to enjoy, bring your friends for the fun. Foods and snacks can also be brought in but no drinks of any kind. We sell wine, beer, sodas, bottled tea and water.
Sunday schedule: 11am to 4pm. The tasting room hours are 11am to 5pm.this day
This event is held rain or shine. Interested vendors can email, we do still have a few booths left. Mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for an application for this event, or call Diane at 309-645-5054.
Note- This event is managed by Mackinaw Valley Vineyard and is not associated with Boondocks Markets.
Join us when UPstage Productions presents- Guess Who’s Dying for Dinner?
What’s on the menu? MURDER!
For appetizers – ARSENIC!
For salad – STRYCHNINE
And for desert – well, maybe cake or ice cream or something… to die for!
For tickets call 309-359-9463.
Arrival suggested 5:30-6:30pm for wine tasting, seating and “mingling” with the cast, this is your chance to let them know if you want to participate in the show. The drama will start at approximately 6:30pm. Wine can be purchased by the bottle or glass, beer and sodas also available and the caterers bring tea and lemonade for the meal service and coffee for dessert. Wine tasting is available at the tasting room.
The meal is served buffet style after the first act and dessert is served tableside. The performance will be held in the tasting room in the main building, center entrance from main parking lot. For tickets call 309-359-9463 to reserve.
Email us at – mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for questions. Admission is $57+tax per person for three wine samples, dinner, dessert and the show, reservations required. Fun Costumes are welcome!!
Dinner and Dessert served by The Catering Company
**Gluten free, Vegan and Vegetarian Options available by advance request**
MENU:
Roasted Turkey with bread dressing
Meatless Baked Ziti with marinara sauce
Buttered Green Beans
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Tossed Salad with dressings
Sliced French bread and butter
Frosted Chocolate Fudge cake
Iced tea and water
Coffee with dessert
Join Art at the Bodega at the vineyard for a relaxing afternoon of pottery painting and creativity!
We’ll be painting a beautiful ceramic mandala piece using an easy, step-by-step technique that makes creating all those pretty patterns much simpler than it looks. Choose your colors and make it completely your own — no painting experience needed to make a beautiful mandala pattern.
Come with friends, enjoy the gorgeous winery setting, sip something you love, and spend the evening creating a one-of-a-kind piece you’ll actually want to display.
Your ceramic piece, glazes, supplies, instruction, glazing and kiln firing are all included in the $29 fee. Art at the Bodega will take your finished piece back to the studio to be fired, and it will be ready for pickup after firing.
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Rescheduling/Cancellation Policy: If you are no longer able to attend your reserved time-slot, a written request must be submitted via email to help@theartbodega.com In order to receive a class credit voucher, the request must be submitted in advance. Requests made within less than 48 hours prior to the class it will not be honored.
We reserve the right to reschedule/cancel any class.
Bring your family and friends to the vineyard for a light and luminary-lit stroll around the vineyard and the lake. Fire pits, holiday music, a make & take cork ornament station for guests to show off their creativity. Hot drinks and Santa and Mrs. Claus too! This is a family friendly evening!
There will be luminary lit walking areas around the vineyard and lake, multiple fire pits on the property to warm up at and you can bring your own fixings for Smore’s at the fires. Hot Cider and Hot Cocoa will be available at the tasting room as well as wine, beer, soft drinks, tea, water and light snacks.
Santa Claus will be there to offer some holiday cheer and meet with the kids about their Christmas lists. Holiday music will be performed throughout the evening too.
We will have heaters on the deck areas and fire pits around the yard, so get out your cozy coats, mittens and winter gear for an enjoyable and memory making evening at the vineyard with those you love.
There is no cover for this event! Our family just wants to provide a fun and safe space to add some holiday cheer and create opportunities for new and happy holiday memories with you and yours. Let’s end the year with a high note of fun and family!
Arrival suggested 5:30-6:30pm for wine tasting, seating and “mingling” with the cast, this is your chance to let them know if you want to participate in the show. The drama will start at approximately 6:30pm. Wine can be purchased by the bottle or glass, beer and sodas also available and the caterers bring tea and lemonade for the meal service and coffee for dessert. Wine tasting is available in the tasting room prior to the event during check in time.
The meal is served buffet style after the first act and dessert is served tableside. The performance will be held in the tasting room in the main building, center entrance from main parking lot.
Email us at – mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for questions. Admission is $57+tax per person for three wine samples, dinner, dessert and the show, reservations required. Fun Costumes are welcome!!
Dinner and Dessert served by The Catering Company
December
**Gluten free, Vegan and Vegetarian Options available by one week advance request**
Menu:
Honey Glazed Ham
Classic Lasagna with meat sauce
Honey Glazed Carrots
Au Gratin Potatoes
Tossed Salad w/ Dressings
Bread and Butter
Ambrosia Salad
Dark Chocolate cake with chocolate icing
Tea and Coffee
LODGING:
** **SPECIAL OFFER HOTEL and SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE-The Holiday inn Express & Suites in Morton will provide hotel shuttle service to and from the Murder Mystery Dinner for hotel guests. Located just a short drive to the vineyard the hotel is three years old and offers a complimentary hot breakfast buffet, coffee 24/7, free WIFI, indoor pool & hot tub, fitness center and a friendly and welcoming staff. So call 309-263-4400 today to book your room for a relaxing and fun getaway full of merriment and Murderous Comedy. ASK FOR the SPECIAL Winery Murder Mystery rate with shuttle ride for a standard king or double queen
Arrival suggested 5:30-6:30pm for wine tasting, seating and “mingling” with the cast, this is your chance to let them know if you want to participate in the show. The drama will start at approximately 6:30pm. Wine can be purchased by the bottle or glass, beer and sodas also available and the caterers bring tea and lemonade for the meal service and coffee for dessert. Wine tasting is available in the tasting room prior to the event during check in time.
The meal is served buffet style after the first act and dessert is served tableside. The performance will be held in the tasting room in the main building, center entrance from main parking lot.
Email us at – mackinawwinery03@gmail.com for questions. Admission is $57+tax per person for three wine samples, dinner, dessert and the show, reservations required. Fun Costumes are welcome!!
Dinner and Dessert served by The Catering Company
December
**Gluten free, Vegan and Vegetarian Options available by one week advance request**
Menu:
Honey Glazed Ham
Classic Lasagna with meat sauce
Honey Glazed Carrots
Au Gratin Potatoes
Tossed Salad w/ Dressings
Bread and Butter
Ambrosia Salad
Dark Chocolate cake with chocolate icing
Tea and Coffee
LODGING:
** **SPECIAL OFFER HOTEL and SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE-The Holiday inn Express & Suites in Morton will provide hotel shuttle service to and from the Murder Mystery Dinner for hotel guests. Located just a short drive to the vineyard the hotel is three years old and offers a complimentary hot breakfast buffet, coffee 24/7, free WIFI, indoor pool & hot tub, fitness center and a friendly and welcoming staff. So call 309-263-4400 today to book your room for a relaxing and fun getaway full of merriment and Murderous Comedy. ASK FOR the SPECIAL Winery Murder Mystery rate with shuttle ride for a standard king or double queen