More Medals!

The results from the Taster's Guild International Wine Competition are in and we won a silver on the Cherry and Traminette, and a bronze on the Concord and Cranberry. Yay!

Ste. Genevieve Herald

Sainte Genevieve Winery Wins Medals At Finger Lakes Event

The Sainte Genevieve Winery has been awarded a double gold medal for one of its wines at the prestigious Finger Lakes International Wine Competition event held this spring.
The winery’s Traminette, a semi-sweet white wine made from 100 percent Traminette grapes grown in Ste. Genevieve County, won the double gold.
In addition, its Cranberry wine won a silver medal and three wines––Blackberry, Cherry and Concord––won bronze.

The New York State-based Finger Lake competition drew over 3,000 wine entries from all 50 states and 15 countries.
The family owned and operated business was established in 1983 by Chris (Linus) and the late Hope Hoffmeister, making it the first winery in the county in contemporary times.
Their daughter, Elaine (Hoffmeister) Mooney, returned to the winery after receiving her degree in enology from the prestigious California State University- Fresno and now is the firm’s winemaker.

The winery also has won awards in prior years at other competitions, including the Tasters Guild International Wine Competition and the Pacific Rim International Wine Competition.
“We’re proud of the medals,” Mooney said. “We have a commitment to making quality, hand crafted Missouri wine in small lots, and we’d like to have a wine that suits every palate and every pocketbook.”

The Sainte Genevieve Winery’s vineyards and wine-making facilities are located in Sainte Genevieve County on acreage that was formerly the family farm.
The winery has a presence in downtown Ste. Genevieve at its building and garden patio on Merchant Street, where wine tastings are offered.
The winery produces almost two dozen different wines, including its popular line of fruit wines.

Shake Your Tree

This is a picture of the Cherry Picker up in Michigan. The machine grabs a hold of the trunk of the Cherry tree, then this canvas fans out around the tree like wings. The machine shakes the tree, all the Cherries fall onto the canvas, and back to conveyor belts.

Fermenta-shon

Dad just got back from a quick trip to Paw Paw, Michigan on Monday with 2 tons of fresh Montmorency cherries, and they are fermenting away. They smell divine. We don't crush them, we ferment them whole using carbonic maceration. Each plump cherry has it's own fermentation going on, and when you pop one in your mouth it fizzes, and tastes sweet, with just a hint of the alcohol forming inside. Sumptious!

Baby at Work, Part Deux

Just like Cecilia, Charlotte comes to work with me everyday. She's a good baby- along for whatever the day holds. Thursday we labeled Cherry wine out here, and she wanted to be part of the fun. So, into the bouncy seat and on top of the table she went. Labeling wine was so fascinating that she promptly fell asleep. Who can blame her? Maybe I should try entertaining her this way in the middle of the night?

More Medals

I am happy to tell you the Blackberry and Cherry won Silvers at the Pacific Rim International Wine Competition and the Cranberry and Cherry won silvers at the Tasters Guild International Wine Competition.

I am happy to announce that we have won more medals. At the National Women's Wine Competition our Cranberry and Red Raspberry won a bronze, the Cherry won a silver, and the Cherry also won a bronze in the Special Womens Winemaker Challenge. Hurray!

Dad got back yesterday from Paw Paw, Michigan with a load of cherries. We use a blend of cherries to make our not-too-sweet-award-winning-Cherry wine.