growing grapes, making wine
Norton is here! The state grape of Missouri and arguably the premier dry red varietal of the Midwest is now nestled on our shelves ready for your enjoyment! Norton grows very well in Missouri and is considerably more disease resistant than most other grapes we grow here at Dale Hollow. Our Norton vines grow in …
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Like the grape going from green to purplish red as ripeness is reached, in the annual process known as veraison, our blog and entire online presence is being spruced up a bit and going through some changes. Do not fear! Change can be a good thing... if it is subtle and infrequent in occurrence.. Plus they …
It takes a village. I'm almost positive that is what Brent Baker of Old Woolam Custom Bottling thought as he and his massive mobile bottling trailer rolled into Stover, Missouri. This is the first time we have ever solicited the help of the self-proclaimed "Wine Bottling Gypsy" and we are fortunate that we found him. …
Dale Hollow will be opening for the 2017 season the weekend of June 22-24th! We will then be open every weekend thereafter, and we look forward to your visit! Hours will be as follows: Thursday/Friday: 2:00pm-7:00pm Saturdays: 1:00pm-7:00pm Click this link for directions. Also, we will be at the Stover Fair wine tasting, Saturday, June …
A famous ad featuring a Orson Welles in the 1970s declared that a certain company "would sell no wine before its time". Regrettably, we don't have a famous person to make the same declaration here at Dale Hollow, but the message of the ad rings true. Our wines are coming along and soon we will …
Being the cold of winter here at Dale Hollow (and probably wherever you find yourself today), we get a nice break from the vineyard. This can lead to extra time for all sorts of activities we enjoy but don't have the time for during the growing season; like reading a good book, sorting through old …
Shelley Gabert (1961-2017) was a lifelong friend of our mom and later in life, thankfully, developed a friendship with us boys and our wives. She was one of the biggest cheerleaders of what we were working on in the vineyard and winery. As an author, she was a fan of anything created out of the …
It may be a few days late, but we would like to take a moment to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. It's the most wonderful time of the year and we are celebrating by taking a long winter's nap.. Kidding! 'Tis the season for mulled wine, egg nog, and gluwhein, so grab a glass and …
First off, thank you to everyone who came and visited the winery during our soft openings over the last month or so. We appreciated all the feedback and most importantly, were thrilled to finally be able to share our love of wine! As you learned if you visited, there's much more to come in the …
We have had quite a few visitors at the winery in the past two weeks and it has been just splendid. For those of you (tens of tens) that are loyal readers to the blog but can't make it physically to the winery as of yet, it is a disservice to leave you on the …
