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MCG Winery and Brewery is a one-of-a-kind boutique winery and craft brewery (Brewery opening in 2026).
Winemaker and Brewmaster Michael Goeringer received his Winemaking Master Certificate in 2019 from the University of California-Davis. He also received the Brewmaster Certificate from University of California-Davis in 2020. Michael was awarded the WSET Level 2 award in wines.
He started making wine in 2014 making wine from wine kits. In 2018, he started working with frozen must and moved to fresh grapes from California in 2019.
Illinois Wine | From California Grapes.
Distinctive, hand-crafted, award winning wines from our family to yours.
We are an artisanal/boutique Illinois urban winery. We source the highest quality grapes from California vineyards. Wine is aged for 20 months in brand new French oak barrels. Our wines are made at our winery and production facility in Elk Grove Village, IL, a suburb of Chicago.
We are currently open for private tastings by appointment only.
The only way to purchase our wines is to become a wine club member! There is no cost to become a member.
In 2021, MCG Winery made its first commercial volume of 110 cases of a Bordeaux blend.
It was awarded a Gold Medal from WineMaker International Wine Competition and a Silver Medal from the Sommeliers Choice Awards.
In August of 2024, we started bottling.
Our 2022 Red Blend (Cabernet, Merlot, Carignan) which won a gold medal at the 2024 Illinois Wine competition at the Illinois State Fair and won Best of Class (BOC) of Gold Medal winners.
Our 2021 Bordeaux Blend Red Vinifera won a gold medal from WineMaker International Wine Competition.
We also received a Silver Medal for the 2021 Bordeaux Blend from the Sommeliers Choice Awards.
The 2022 Cabernet, Merlot and Carignan blend received a gold medal at the 2024 Illinois Wine competition at the Illinois State Fair and won Best of Class (BOC) of Gold Medal winners.
Wine is available for purchase through membership and we do offer tours and tastings of the winery by appointment.
Please contact us directly at 847.258.3682 for additional information.
MCG Winery
We are passionate about our grapes and currently all grapes are sourced from California. Focusing on the Paso Robles American Viticulture Area (AVA), Napa Valley, and Sonoma coast. Our grapes are shipped in refrigerated trucks and processed within twenty-four hours of receipt.
About the process
The Grapes are received in macrobins and dumped onto a sorting table where the material other than grapes (MOG) is separated from the grapes. The sorting table then dumps the grapes into the crusher destemmer where stems are removed, and grapes are crushed. The crushed grapes are then automatically pumped into stainless steel tanks where they are fermented for approximately 10-14 days.
After fermentation the grapes are pressed, and the wine is then moved to French Oak barrels to age for 20 months. During the aging process, the wine is carefully blended to achieve the desired balance. We currently are making red and rose wines only but look forward to making some whites in the near future.
Please contact us directly at 847.258.3682 for additional information.
EVENTS
MCG Winery Wine Tasting
110 Joey Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL
Dates to be announced.
Reserve your spot, call 847-258-3682
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