Celebrating Excellence
in Every Bottle

Discover the awards and honors Blue Sky Vineyard has earned. An enduring testament to our craft, passion, and commitment to exceptional wines.

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Blue Sky Vineyard Cabernet Franc wine label with red windmill.

Cabernet Franc

Gold Medal @ 2020 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2019 Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Gold Medal @ 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Gold Medal @ Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Governor’s Cup @ 2017 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Governor’s Cup @ 2016 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Governor’s Cup @ 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)

Blue Sky Vineyard Chambourcin Reserve wine label with Tuscan architecture collage.

Chambourcin Reserve

Best of Show @2024 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2022)
Gold Medal @2024 Great American International Wine Competition (Vintage 2020)
Gold Medal @ 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2019)
Jefferson Cup @ 2021 Jefferson Cup Invitational (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2019 Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Double Gold @ 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Jefferson Cup @ 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational (Vintage 2014)
Gold Medal @ 2018 Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Double Gold @ 2018 Indy International Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Best of Class @ 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2012)
Best of Class @ 2017 Indy International Wine Competition (Vintage 2013)

Blue Sky Vineyard Chambourcin wine label featuring vineyard building entrance.

Chambourcin Reserve

Best of Show @2024 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2022)
Gold Medal @2024 Great American International Wine Competition (Vintage 2020)
Gold Medal @ 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2019)
Jefferson Cup @ 2021 Jefferson Cup Invitational (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2019 Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Double Gold @ 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Jefferson Cup @ 2018 Jefferson Cup Invitational (Vintage 2014)
Gold Medal @ 2018 Mid American Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Double Gold @ 2018 Indy International Wine Competition (Vintage 2014)
Best of Class @ 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2012)
Best of Class @ 2017 Indy International Wine Competition (Vintage 2013)

Blue Sky Vineyard Rosé Wine label featuring artistic female portrait.

Rosé

Gold Medal | 90 pts @ 2022 Experience Rosé Wine Competition (Vintage 2021)
Gold Medal @ 2021 Illinois Wine Competition
Gold Medal @ 2018 Experience Rosé Competition (Vintage 2017)
Double Gold @ 2017 Indy International Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)
Governor’s Cup @ 2017 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)

Blue Sky Vineyard Vintner’s Select 2015 dry white wine label.

Vintner’s Select

Gold Medal @ 2023 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2022)
Double Gold @ 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2017)
Gold Medal @ 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2015)
Gold Medal @ 2016 Jefferson Cup Invitational Competition (Vintage 2015)

Blue Sky Vineyard Seyval white wine label with elegant mask design.

Seyval

Gold Medal @ 2023 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2022)
Best of Class @ 2021 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2020)
Gold Medal @ 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2019)
Double Gold @ 2020 Illinois Wine Competition (Vintage 2019)
Gold Medal @ 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (Vintage 2016)
Gold Medal @ 2016 at the Illinois State Fair (Vintage 2015)

Shawnee Cream dessert wine label from BlueSky Vineyard

Shawnee Cream Sherry

Best of Class | Governor’s Cup @ 2024 Illinois Wine Competition
Best of Class @ 2021 Illinois Wine Competition
Double Gold @ 2020 Illinois Wine Competition
Gold Medal @ 2017 Illinois Wine Competition
Double Gold @ 2016 Illinois Wine Competition
Governor’s Cup @ 2015 Illinois Wine Competition
Medal of Merit @ 2014 Jefferson Cup Invitational.

Blue Sky Vineyard Norton red wine label with Venetian masks design.

Norton

Best of Class @ 2024 Illinois Wine Competition
Gold Medal @ 2023 Illinois Wine Competition (Non Vintage)
Best of Class @ 2021 Illinois Wine Competition

Blue Sky Vineyard Seyval white wine label with elegant mask design.

Vignoles

Best of Class | Rated 94 Points @ 2024 Harvest Challenge (Vintage 2023)
Gold Medal @ 2024 Great American International Wine Competition (Vintage 2023)

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Blue Sky Vineyard

3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd
Makanda, Il 62958

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Phone
618.995.9463
Email

jim@blueskyvineyard.com

Fax

618.995.9763

Blue Sky Vineyard black logo with Tuscan-style building illustration.
Closing Details

For the safety of our customers,
we stop serving open bottles
1 hour before closing. Thirty
minutes prior to closing ALL wine
and beer sales are to-go only.

Privacy Policy

Hours
Monday – Thursday
10am – 6:30pm
Friday
10am to 7pm
Saturday
10am to 7:30pm
Sunday
12pm to 7:00pm

Blue Sky Vineyard

3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd
Makanda, IL 62958

Contact Us

Phone
618.995.9463
Email
jim@blueskyvineyard.com
Fax
618.995.9763

Closing Details

For the safety of our customers, we stop serving open bottles 1 hour before closing. Thirty minutes prior to closing ALL wine and beer sales are to-go only.

Privacy Policy

Hours

  • Monday – Thursday
    11:00am – 5:00pm
  • Friday – Saturday
    11:00am – 7:00pm
  • Sunday
    Noon – 6:30pm
Sunset over vineyards at Blue Sky Vineyard with misty hills.