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If you have been visiting the winery or following the Facebook page, you know 2018 has been a busy season for us so far! This got us thinking that it is high time to take a moment, pour a glass of wine, and reflect before looking ahead to the rest of the year. So what …
Continue reading Hollow Happenings from First Half of 2018 Season. Top 10!
This Saturday, June 9th, we will be having an event at Dale Hollow Winery in Stover featuring: LIVE MUSIC by "Me and Jim" from 1:00pm-4:00pm FOOD prepared by "Dirty Bird BBQ" out of Stover serving from noon-3pm (or until sold out) with following menu available: Smoked and thin-sliced tri-tip sandwich with baby swiss ($7) Smoked …
Continue reading June 9 Event! Return of “Me and Jim” and “Dirty Bird BBQ”
Dale Hollow Winery will open for the season the last weekend of April! (Thursday, 26th-Saturday, 28th) New hours for the spring/summer seasons: Thursday/Friday- 2:00pm-7:00pm Saturday: Noon-6:00pm We are planning a “kick off” to the season by having live music the first two Saturdays: April 28: “Out on a Limb”: band provided description: "It's a mixture of …
In Missouri, where we have "lovely" winters filled with deep cold, ice, snow, and lack of sunshine, spring arrives like a long lost friend and the Dogwood blossom is the smile on its face. It warms you up a bit and reminds you that glorious above-freezing times in the sunshine are on the horizon. We …
Our Grandfather, Melvin Dale, bought the farm where the vineyards are planted and where the winery sits in the 1950s. He tried some of the conventional routes of farming in the Midwest- pigs, horses, hay etc. Through the years hay turned out to be the most viable option and his kids and subsequent grandkids can …
The “developed” side of the lake, from the Dam to mile marker 45 or so, has everything a vacationer, tourist, or even us "local-yokels" could want: restaurants, entertainment, box stores, and an outlet mall. Just across the Dam you can find a "strip" where many a hot summer night has been spent with cool drinks …
All aboard the Rock Island rail! This label is drawn from the famed Rock Island Railroad line that cuts across Missouri, straight through Stover and many of the other small communities sprinkled across our great state. Many of these towns developed thanks to the train. At the dawn of the 20th century, this line spurred …
As it's a balmy 5 degrees outside, we decided this would be a perfect opportunity to provide some reading material to help you dream of warm spring days sipping wine. Grab a cup of hot cocoa (or hot wine for that matter) and read through some of the new content we have added: the labels …
This blackberry wine is on the sweeter side of the scale and includes just enough concord grape to add some “jamminess” without overpowering it. The label is inspired by Stover legend of yesteryear: the original settlers of the area were a few miles southwest of modern day Stover. That famed location is south of the …
The crisp autumn air, ageing pumpkins, and falling leaves are upon us and it is magnificent to witness the harvest and foliage transformation in the vineyard: After a long season of pruning, mowing, spraying, chasing deer, flicking beetles, and general toiling; it is an admittedly peaceful feeling to see the vineyard begin to go to …
