Celebrating Stone Hill Winery’s 175th Anniversary and Best Winery of the Midwest Award STONE HILL WINERY’S LEGACY stablished in 1847, Stone Hill Winery in Hermann, Missouri, is the state’s oldest and most awarded winery. The historic winery was once the second largest winery in the United States until Prohibition. Reopened in 1965 by Jim and Betty Held, it reestablished the Missouri wine industry and continues to produce wines from their own vineyards in and around Hermann.
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eration of the Held family and celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2022. A full day of events open to the public are scheduled to celebrate this special landmark anniversary on June 11, 2022 starting at 10am. Live German music will begin at 10:30am, followed with a Bluegrass band at 1pm. Tours can be enjoyed every hour, as well as Q&A with the winery leaders and winemakers. There will also be barrel making demonstrations throughout the day. You won’t want to miss all the fun, lots of good food, drinks and wine specials at 1110 Stone Hill Hwy, Hermann, Missouri.
The property has been restored to showMIDWEST LIVING MAGAZINE case its original German American BEST WINERY AWARD mid-18th-century architecture. Tours of Another great accomplishment is Stone the underground cellar system, the largest Hill Winery has been named Midwest Livseries of arched underground cellars in ing Magazine’s Best Winery in their 2022 the country, are a must-see. As you walk Best of the Midwest edition. The magazine through the cellars, you will see firsthand focuses on highlighting the best of food and how wine is made. The Vintage 1847 drink, travel, wellness, and culture to share Restaurant is a unique culinary destination. their favorite destinations of the year. Focusing on German and American cuisine, it is situated within the original barn and “It is an exceptional honor to be named the horse stables. The Sherry House is the event space and hosts live music on weekends. It is the perfect place to sit and relax with a glass of wine looking over the vineyards and the rolling hills of Hermann. 175TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT Stone Hill Winery proudly remains owned and operated by the 2nd and 3rd gen-
Best Midwest Winery by Midwest Living. Since my parents re-started the winery in 1965, their mission, and ours still today, is to always create the highest quality wines along with fantastic memories for every guest that visits. We love welcoming guests every day to our winery and introducing them to our region’s unique wine heritage. Looking at this year’s other winners, we are humbled to be in exceptional company and are deeply proud to be a standard bearer of Missouri and the Midwest for national and international visitors,” said Jon Held, President of Stone Hill Winery. With 50 winners selected in 2022, Stone Hill Winery was chosen out of the over 1100+ wineries across the Midwest as the recipient of Food and Drink – Best Winery award. “This is such a wonderful accolade to receive. We are constantly striving to champion the uniqueness of this region’s grapes and wines, so it is fantastic to be recognized as one of our region’s best! This award certainly belongs to all of our great staff who have come together to make the winery the best in the Midwest. It is our vineyard and cellar crews making great wines, the showroom manager and staff making an exceptional hospitality and tasting experience, our restaurant and kitchen team making delicious food and wine pairings, and everyone behind the scenes coming together to make everything click,” said Nathan Held, Director of Strategy at Stone Hill Winery. Stone Hill Winery’s legacy lives on in pioneering and championing Missouri grown American heritage and hybrid grapes and qualityfocused winemaking. Be sure to mark your calendar to help celebrate their amazing 175 years on June 11th as well as many other times throughout 2022! Additional details can be found at stonehillwinery.com or by calling 573.486.2221.
