Midwest Wine Trail Rankings for 2014
No wine region in the world has as many wine trails as the Midwestern U.S. A big part of the Midwestern wine experience is visiting a winery to enjoy the terroir and perhaps speak directly with the people who grow the grapes and make the wine.<
By our count, 68 percent of Midwest wineries are on one of 60 wine trails.
See related story: 2014 Midwest Winery Rankings
1. Illinois– 91 wineries on nine wine trails
Heartland Rivers Wine Trail (12 wineries)
Illinois River Wine Trail (7 wineries)
Northern Illinois Wine Trail (29 wineries)
Shawnee Hills Wine Trail (11 wineries)
Southern Illinois Wine Trail (6 wineries)
Wabash Valley Wine Trail (5 wineries)
East Central Illinois Wine Trail (12 wineries)
There’s also the Great River Wine Trail (9 wineries, 3 each in IA, WI and IL)
And there’s a brand new wine trail in Western Illinois. The details are being finalized this month:
Mississippi Valley Wine Trail (6 wineries)
2. Missouri: 62 wineries on nine wine trails
–Northwest Missouri Wine Trail (9 wineries)
–Hermann Wine Trail (7 wineries
–Missouri River Wine Trail (7 wineries)
–Ozark Mountain Wine Trail (11 wineries)
–Route Du Vin Wine Trail (6 wineries)
–Kansas City Wine Trail (9 wineries)
–Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail (5 wineries)
–Missouri Weinstrasse (5 wineries)
–Aux Arcs Wine Road (3 wineries)
3. Michigan- 83 wineries on seven wine trails
–Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail (14 wineries)
– Michigan Wine and Hops Trail- (7 wineries)
–Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail (25 wineries)
–Southeast Michigan Pioneer Wine Trail (10 wineries)
–The Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail (8 wineries)
–West Michigan Beer and Wine Trail (13 wineries and cideries)
–Bay View Wine Trail (6 wineries)
4. Iowa– 43 wineries on seven wine trails
The Great River Road Wine Trail (11 wineries, 1 in IA, 4 in MN and 6 in WI.)
5. Ohio– 146 wineries on six wine trails
Appalachian Wine Trail (13 wineries)
Capital City Wine Trail (28 wineries)
Canal Country Wine Trail (37 wineries)
Lake Erie Shores and Island Wine Trail (24 wineries)
Lake Erie Vines & Wines Wine Trail (26 wineries)
Ohio River Valley Wine Trail (18 wineries)
6. Wisconsin- 63 wineries on six wine trails
–Fox River Valley Wine Trail (5 wineries)
–Great River Road Wine Trail (11 wineries, 6 in WI, 4 in MN and 1 in IA)
–Great River Wine Trail – (9 wineries, three each in IA, WI and IL)
–Door County Wine Trail (8 wineries)
–Wisconsin Winery Coop Tasting Tour (37 wineries)
–Southwest Wisconsin Wine Trail– (3 wineries)
–Lake Pepin Wine Trail (2 wineries in MN, 2 in WI)
7. Minnesota- 24 wineries on six wine trails
Lake Pepin Wine Trail (2 wineries in MN, 2 in WI)
8. Indiana- 38 wineries on five wine trails
–Indiana Uplands Wine Trail (9 wineries)
–Indy Wine Trail (7 wineries)
–The Indiana Wine Trail (6 wineries)
–Hoosier Wine Trail (9 wineries)
– Wineries of Indiana’s North East Wine Tour (7 wineries.)
9. Nebraska- 13 wineries on two wine trails
–Southeast Nebraska Winery Trail (8 wineries)
–Wines West Wine Trail (5 wineries
10. Kansas– Nine wineries on two wine trails in Kansas:
Kaw Valley Wine Trail (5 wineries)
Somerset Wine Trail (4 wineries)
11. Kentucky– 5 wineries on one wine trail
Northern Kentucky Backroads Kentucky Wine Trail (5 wineries)
