The pleasant fellow behind the counter is Ken DeNeal, one of our Tasting Room regulars. Ken, 56, is a teacher at the Central Visual and Performing Arts School. He is a graduate of Webster University and Washington University. You’ll usually find him around the Tasting Room on weekends. Ken is no stranger to the back [...]
Wanna Do a Grape Harvest?
Each year we get several people who ask us if they can come out and help us with the harvest. Ours is a small winery with small vineyards and we appreciate the offers. We really do. To date harvesting has been the exclusive territory of our Wine Club, many of whom participated in the planting [...]
Here Comes Our Old River Ruby Norton Dessert Wine
Our wildly successful Old River Ruby Norton Dessert Wine (Remember, we can’t call it “Port” any more) has been resting in Missouri Oak casks for the last two years and is about to emerge for bottling. September will bring the release of the new vintage. Our best advice: “Get it while you can.” This limited production will go fast. Last [...]
Norton Coming Up Next Month
Dale and vineyard super Paul Wilson (that’s Paul in the photo with Lindsay) can’t get the smile off their faces. You might want to have a seat in the shade, a refreshing glass of wine in your hand, and a few minutes to spare before you ask them the question, “How are the Norton’s doing?”. [...]
Harvest Approaches Without Baboons
It seems our grapes get more plump every day. Sometime in September we’ll be harvesting them. Dale, Paul and the vineyard team have not backed down fighting the elements. Over the course of a growing season they ordinarily have to deal with fungus, insects, birds, raccoons and other small critters as all quality-conscious vineyards operations [...]
