Cheese is a popular and delicious pairing for wine. But with the wide variety of cheeses and Missouri wines available, how do you know what goes best with what? The good news is that there are no laws in the food and wine pairing department. Part of the fun is trying trying out different combinations [...]
Great Bars We’ve Known – Bar #4
In my “other life” I had the opportunity (some would call it a curse) to travel to some pretty far-flung spots, and occaisionally visit some pretty memorable bars. I attribute some of my passion for wine to visits to these places. There is something about a great bar… Here is the final installment of my [...]
Barrel Making at Barrel Tasting Weekend
How does a plank of wood become a rounded barrel tight enough to hold wine? One of our featured events on Barrel Tasting Weekend will be the demonstration, by A & K Cooperage (where our barrels are made), of coopering, i.e. the art of barrel making. It’s a craft as old as America itself, but [...]
Zia’s Food Wagon Rolls to Barrel Tasting
Hot Food Service Rolls Into Opening Day Weekend What a great surprise! Zia’s Food Wagon is going to spend “Barrel Tasting Weekend” with us purveying their special Hill-proven menu of Italian foods to customers of the Yellow Farmhouse. With menu items like cannelloni, ravioli, and other pasta dishes, it’s no wonder that Zia’s has been [...]
Barrel Tasting Weekend 3/31 – 4/01/12
Yellow Farmhouse 2012 Season Opens March 31st A sure sign of Spring. We’re popping the bungs on the big oak barrels and sampling the wine that has been resting inside all winter. It’s a tradition at the Yellow Farmhouse that we sample our wine from the barrels only once a year. It’s an interesting exercise [...]
