The Bottom Line
Pros
- One of the nation's most award winning wineries
- Unsurpassed historic and scenic atmosphere
- Missouri's best wine cellar tour
Cons
- Can be crowded during peak times
Description
- Location: 1110 Stone Hill Highway, Hermann, MO
- Phone: (800) 909-9463
- Hours:
Monday - Saturday, opens at 8:30 a.m., close time varies by month
Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in October)
Guide Review - Then and Now: Stone Hill Has Always Been Missouri's Premier Winery
In 1969, Jim and Betty Held bought Stone Hill Winery and began two seemingly impossible tasks. First, to restore Missouri's oldest winery to its pre-prohibition state, and second, to regain respect for Missouri within the global wine market. And even though Missouri hadn't had a winery in more than 40 years, history was actually on the Held's side. In 1900, Stone Hill was actually the third largest winery in the world. But even then it wasn't just about quantity. It and other local wines always did well at wine competitions. When the Helds bought Stone Hill, they knew that quality wine was key to restoring the winery to its glory days.
The Nation's Most Awarded Wines
Today, Stone Hill produces just a fifth of what it did in 1900, but it has certainly matched its 1900 quality levels. Since 1993, Stone Hill has won more than 3,200 awards, allowing it to claim to be the nation's most awarded winery. Bringing in many of those awards are its very popular German-style whites, such as its Vignole and its Steinberg White. But Stone Hill's really proud of its Norton. Because of Stone Hill, many Missourians drank deep red, full-bodied Nortons long before they became known worldwide.
