VINEYARD & WINERY
MONTOLIVA
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Winter Hours
We will be open Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm (last pouring starting at 4:30pm).
Can American Wineries do Justice to Italian Varietals?
By Paul Gregutt, December 3, 2022
Summer Hours
We will be open Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm (last pouring starting at 4:30pm).
A New Year Arrives!
Summer Event Season is Just Around The Corner!
Summer is finally here, we are putting the finishing touches on Springtime activities in the vineyard. Time to schedule some activities around here! I know what you are thinking, “Hey Mark, I just love coming out on the weekends, hanging out with you, drinking some amazing and compelling wines. You don’t really need to put on some big production to get me to come out and visit.” No big productions here. A couple of movies, a few live “Judgments of Chicago Park”. We have some live music, including on Saturday, June 28th when the best jazz band in the region, The Swiss Trip, returns to the Montoliva Stage. I’ll probably bring my cello down a few times this summer. Put it in your calendar now so you don’t miss it! I’ll have a complete summer events calendar posted soon. Cheers, Mark Henry
Can American Wineries do Justice to Italian Varietals?
By Paul Gregutt, December 3, 2022
We are currently pouring some very interesting and compelling wines, come visit us this weekend! No reservations required. Cheers, Mark Henry
Mark Henry is the owner, vineyardist and winemaker. Julianne Henry’s official title is “Wine Muse”, a designation that belies her efforts at keeping things under control. Together, they welcome the opportunity to walk you through the vineyards, fountains, “go-ahead, pick some” herb garden and, of course, the winery.
A true Garagiste, the estate home and winery are one-in-the-same. In the winery, Mark takes his cue from the esteemed wines of Montalcino, Tuscany. Long, slow fermentations using special Tuscan yeasts, extended macerations and barrel aging all play to the strengths of Sangiovese and Aglianico grapes.
Join the Chicago Park Wine Society
The Chicago Park Wine Society is a special release club, offering exclusive opportunities to sample and purchase pre-release and limited release wines.
Club Members also receive a 20% discount on all of our other wines – this means you are paying $13.50 for our multiple-award-winning Sierra Bella!
Your commitment is 2 bottles each of two different wines, four times a year. Join the club and enjoy wines nobody else makes, or can obtain.
We’d Love to Have you Visit Us Soon!
Tasting Room days & hours
- Friday – Currently closed
- 11am - 5pm (Last Pouring Starting At 4:30pm)
- 11am - 5pm (Last Pouring Starting At 4:30pm)
Our WINES & TASTINGS
As anyone who has ever visited us will tell you, sampling wine at Montoliva is a unique experience, as we go into a great deal of detail about the grapes we grow and the wines we make. This takes some time, and for this reason, we cannot begin a pouring session after 4:30pm (otherwise we are wrapping up at close to 6, which cuts into family time). We are pouring:
More weekends than not, we also open something we’ve found in our case storage, usually something we’ve forgotten about, and maybe have a case or two of. This upcoming weekend, that is likely to be either our 2012 Sinistra (a Teroldego/Barbera blend), or our 2013 Aglianico. We only open one each weekend, so it may not be available for sampling by Sunday afternoon.