Owl Creek Vineyard in Cobden, Illinois

Owl Creek Vineyard is located at 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden, Illinois. (Fred Lynch)

Owl Creek Vineyard has won numerous awards at the Illinois State Fair. (Fred Lynch)

The outdoor deck is a feature of Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

A wine-tasting room is a feature of Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Matt Marshall, left, Heather Tilleweis and Brad Genung process grapes at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Heather Tilleweis and Matt Marshall load grapes into the pressing machine at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

About 1,000 pounds of grapes per bin are ready for pressing at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Grape must, which contains skins, seeds and stems of the grape, is shown by Brad Genung at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Fresh-pressed juice from grapes swirls as it is pumped into the holding tank at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Brad Genung loads the grape must into the presser at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Heather Tilleweis loads grapes into the pressing machine at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

The presser filled with must is ready to run at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Grape juice drips into the pan under the pressing machine at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Brad Genung shows the cold room where juices boxes holding fermented hard cider, at left, are stored at a temperature of 32 degrees at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Brad Genung looks into a tank filed with Vignoles in the tank room at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Norton grapes are growing on four acres at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Norton grapes are shown in at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)

Remy the resident cat pauses at Owl Creek Vineyard. (Fred Lynch)