Friday, September 16, 2011

Top MO Winery's Roots Extend to 1800s; Still a Good Trip Now

Another story about immigrants and how they added to this country. - - Donna Poisl

By Denise Bertacchi

You’ve seen Stone Hill wines in your local grocery store and maybe you’ve even had a few glasses of the winery's famous Norton red. But to understand what makes Stone Hill winery so interesting, you need to know a little history about the wine business in Missouri.

Stone Hill Winery is located in Hermann, MO, about an hour's drive from St. Louis County. The town was settled by German immigrants back in 1837, and like other immigrants, they came to this part of the world looking for cheap land and a shot at the American dream. While many Germans settled in St. Louis and introduced us to the fine art of beer making, a few hardy souls pushed on to the Missouri River valley and went about the even finer art of wine-making.
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