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Welcome Back Mango!

It’s June at St. James Winery…and that means only one thing: St. James Winery’s original summertime seasonal Mango Wine is back in stock for your summer sipping!!

Experience aromas of sweet, fresh mango with fresh from the tree mango taste. This wine is a summertime topical treat! Enjoy St. James Winery Mango Wine with angel food cake, chili spiced nuts, or garlic bagel chips.

Mango Wine is available for sale online and our Tasting Room, or look for it wherever you shop for your favorite St. James Winery wines!

June 1, 2016/by CurlyHost

Blackberry Blueberry Joins Fruit Wine Lineup

Beginning this spring, St. James Winery’s Blackberry Blueberry Wine will now be available all year round! This fan favorite wine has joined our regular fruit wine lineup so you can enjoy luscious blackberry blueberry flavors any time!

Like all St. James Winery’s fruit wines, Blackberry Blueberry Wine is made from 100% fruit with no added colors or flavorings. It’s a perfect blend of blackberries and blueberries that’s sweet and delicious with a fresh-picked berry taste and a rich, juicy finish.

Featured Wine: Friendship School White

Flavor Profile: Delicate. Fresh. Fun.

Friendship School White might just be the perfect white wine!

Recommended Pairings: Enjoy Friendship School white with spicy peanuts, hummus or soft cheeses on crunchy pita crackers, and some smooth jazz on in the background.

Tasting Notes
Recipes

April 1, 2016/by CurlyHost

Strawberry Moscato is in the house!

fruit wine, seasonal wine, sweet wine

It might not be spring just quite yet — but we can see it on the horizon!! Anticipate the season by bringing the taste of spring to your glass with St. James Winery’s Strawberry Moscato seasonal wine.

A fresh blend of sweet strawberries and juicy Moscato, this wine is crafted from award-winning wines and real fruit, so you can sip happily, knowing there’s no added coloring or flavoring!

Tuscany Anyone?

Food and wine lovers, prepare for the ultimate experience in fine wine, exquisite cuising, and rich culture traveling through all Tuscany has to offer. The voyage to Italy will be hosted by University Club of MU General Manager John LaRocca and St. James Winery owner Peter Hofherr.

This year’s annual Food and Wine Tour of Tuscany is June 19-25!
Learn more here!

February 1, 2016/by CurlyHost

January is Norton Month

dry wine, red wine, sweet wine, wine & food

January in Missouri is cold temperatures, snowy landscapes, and chilly winds. It’s easy to see why January is also Norton Month in Missouri — Norton is a great way to warm up when you come inside.

St. James Winery’s Estate Norton showcases Missouri’s state grape in a wine that has aromas of mixed berries mingled with flavors of vanilla, black cherries, blackberries, and pepper. This full-bodied dry red (only .4% residual sugar!) has been aged on oak for 12 months. It looks beautiful in the glass and tastes even better!

Enjoy St. James Winery Estate Norton with grilled lamb or venison!

In honor of Norton Month and the cold temperature, here are some of our favorite warm and hearty soup recipes featuring St. James Winery’s Estate Norton.

And our Cherry Fudge Cake is delicious for dessert…served with a glass of Norton. Of course!

January 22, 2016/by CurlyHost

2015 Harvest Report

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As of 9:19pm on August 11, harvest is on here at St. James Winery, and so far the results have been absolutely glorious!

“Throughout the summer, our Meramec Highlands region has received abundant rainfall,” said Andrew Meggitt, executive winemaker for St. James Winery. “The fruit quality has been outstanding, and the taste profile of the grapes is excellent. So far we’re very well pleased with the 2015 harvest.”

Already this season, St. James Winery has harvested Aromella, Niagara, Rougeon, Seyval, and Vincent. These blending grapes make up some of your favorite wines. For instance, Seyval finds its home in Pioneer White and Rougeon is found in our Friendship School Red.

We’re all harvesting Vignoles, but the waiting and ripening continue with blocks of Chambourcin and Norton grapes.

Pick up a few bottles of your favorite grapes!

Celebrate Missouri Wine Month

With more than 100 wineries calling Missouri home, there are plenty of places to visit on a wine tasting tour to celebrate Missouri Wine Month. So grab some friends, get in the car, crank up the tuns, and enjoy a wine-tasting road trip!

Be sure to schedule time for at stop at the St. James Winery Tasting Room to sample the 2015 Missouri Governor’s Cup award winner: St. James Winery’s 2014 Vignoles!

Visit the Missouri Wine and Grape Board at MissouriWine.org to learn more about Wine Month and winemaking in the State of Missouri!

September 3, 2015/by CurlyHost

Blackberry Blueberry — Berry Deliciousness!

fruit wine, seasonal wine, sweet wine, wine & food

The dog days of summer are upon us, and St. James Winery’s new Blackberry Blueberry Fruit Wine, a summertime perfect blend of blackberries and blueberries, is a great way to beat the heat.

Like all St. James Winery’s award-winning fruit wines, Blackberry Blueberry is made from 100% real fruit with no added colors or flavorings, making it a delicious starting point for wine cocktails, a cool treat when sipped chilled, and a great secret ingredient for cooking.

Use it to make a genuine fruit cocktail by pouring the wine over blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, refrigerating the mixture for a couple of hours, then serve on skewers.

Blackberry Blueberry wine is the perfect base for cool treats like Fruit Wine Pops and Fruit Wine Shooters.To make the pops, blend 4 cups of blackberries and blueberries in a food processor, add sugar to taste (about 3/4 cup), then add 3/4 of a bottle of Blackberry Blueberry Wine, and a squeeze of lemon juice.Blend together, pour into popsicle molds, and freeze until solid. For the shooters, dissolve a two 3-ounce boxes gelatin (one blackberry one blueberry) in 2 cups of boiling water, add 2 cups of wine and pour into 1-ounce shooter glasses and chill until set.

Look for more recipes featuring St. James Winery’s Blackberry Blueberry wine online at stjameswinery.com/recipes.St. James Winery Blackberry Blueberry Wine can be found wherever St. James Winery wines are sold – just look for the berry delicious label.

St. James Winery, the largest and most awarded winery in Missouri, has been making exceptional wines for more than 40 years.

July 10, 2015/by CurlyHost

New Look for Country Red & Country White

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The iconic Route 66, also known as “Main Street of America,” is a fixture in American popular culture. Ever since St. James Winery opened in 1970, the Main Street of America has been an everyday part of the winery’s life because the original route runs directly past the St. James Winery Vineyards and Tasting Room and through the town of St. James.

This summer to celebrate and honor the tradition and heritage of Route 66, St. James Winery’s Country Red and Country White wines are getting a fresh new look with eye-catching art that pays tribute to the winery’s little piece of “The Mother Road.” The labels feature a distinctive old blue pickup truck motoring down the road, its bed filled with crates of red and white grapes and sporting a Route 66 license plate on the back bumper.

St. James Winery Country Red and Country White wines are both delicious sweet wines. Country Red is bursting with delicate fruity flavors and aromas and flavors of fresh berries, while Country White features flavors of ripe pears, green apples, and melons. Both pair well with spicy foods, making them the perfect choice for a backyard barbecue featuring hot and spicy sauces.

Look for the new labels on St. James Winery’s Country Red and Country White wines at grocery and wine stores throughout the South and Midwest. St. James Winery, the largest and most awarded winery in Missouri, has been making exceptional wines for 45 years. Find the winery online at stjameswinery.com.

June 17, 2015/by CurlyHost

Pineapple Mango: A New Seasonal Selection

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The countdown to summer is on, and at St. James Winery that means only one thing – time for a new summer seasonal: Pineapple Mango Fruit Wine.

Pineapple Mango wine is a tropical taste treat designed to match the season, and it’s the perfect complement to longer days filled with sun.

St. James Winery Pineapple Mango Wine, like all the winery’s fruit wines, is delicious mixed in wine cocktails, a cool treat when sipped chilled, and a great secret ingredient for cooking.

Make on the rocks Pineapple Mango Margaritas by mixing a bottle of St.James Winery Pineapple Mango wine with seven ounces of tequila, a quarter cup each of chopped fresh pineapple and mango. Add the juice of a lemon, plus a dash of lime juice. Serve in salt-rimmed margarita glasses with slices of pineapple on the rim. Pineapple Mango wine is also delicious as the base for sangria.

St. James Winery Pineapple Mango wine pairs with either sweet or salty (or both!). Enjoy a glass with tropical inspired deserts like coconut cake or orange pound cake. For a salty snack, Pineapple Mango wine is wonderful when paired alongside spicy mango salsa and chips.

Look for more recipes featuring St. James Winery’s Pineapple Mango wine online at stjameswinery.com/recipes. St. James Winery Pineapple Mango Wine can be found wherever St. James Winery wines are sold – just look for the sunshine label.

St. James Winery, the largest and most awarded winery in Missouri, has been making exceptional wines for more than 40 years. Learn more about St. James Winery at stjameswinery.com

Tasting Notes:
https://www.stjameswinery.com/pdfs/seasonal_pineapple_mango.pdf

April 30, 2015/by CurlyHost

Springtime is White Wine Time

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“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried,
with fewer tensions, and more tolerance.”
~Benjamin Franklin

We definitely agree with Benjamin Franklin! And with springtime finally here, we’re all about living easier, being less hurried, and feeling fewer tensions.

Now that it’s becoming white wine season, St. James Winery is here with a wide range of delicious white wines: sweet, dry, and plenty in between. So chill a bottle or two of white wine, grab a few friends and enjoy!

Velvet White (sweet)
Country White (sweet)
Riesling (semi sweet)
Moscato (semi sweet)
Friendship School White (semi sweet)
Vignoles (semi dry)
Pioneer White (dry)

Springtime Fruit Soup

Fresh fruit is showing up at the market, bursting with flavors and tasting like spring. For a new twist on some traditional fruit flavors, try our Fruit Soup with Blueberry Ginger Ice Cubes

Our Blueberry Wine mixes with strawberries, mango, pineapple, and citrus for a cool treat on warm spring days.

March 25, 2015/by CurlyHost

Cheers to Country Red and Country White

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Country Red and Country White cows, we salute you!

Over the years our vintage cow labels have had a great run, but all good things must end. This spring our Country Red and Country White cows are being put out to pasture, making these end-of-an-era bottles into collectibles.

Bottle collectors, take advantage of this opportunity to snap up some bottles for your collections.

But don’t worry, Country Red and Country White will continue! The same award winning wines you love will debut fresh new labels later this year!

Dunne on Wine Talks St. James Winery Fruit Wines

St. James Winery has an extensive menu of fruit wines.

Over the last 10 years, we’ve mastered the art of making award-winning fruit wines (the most awarded fruit wines in the country).

Thanks to Mike Dunn and his “Dunne on Wine” for the shout-out to fruit wines and St. James Winery in his recent column in the Sacramento Bee.

March 17, 2015/by CurlyHost