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Winery Wraps Up Year Leading The Way
St. James Winery once again out performs competition both locally and on a national level being one of the top awarded wineries in the United States.
This has been a tremendous year for us stated Patricia Hofherr, Chairman of the Board for the winery. We are thrilled our wines continue to be recognized in some of the most prestigious competitions throughout the country. And yes, wine competitions such as Tasters Guild, Los Angeles Wine Competition, Jerry Meades NWIWC, San Francisco International, Indy International, Dallas Morning News, Florida State Fair and numerous others continue to award the many wines of St. James Winery medals and awards based upon the consistent quality vintages they produce.
St. James Winery was awarded a total of 392 medals in 2007 to include 83 Gold, 166 Silver, and 143 Bronze. St. James Winery is ranked number 4 in Gold Medals awarded for the year in competitions by American Gold Medal Wines, directly behind other such prestigious wineries such as V. Sattui Winery, Navarro, and Kendall-Jackson.
Among some of the top winners are St. James Winery Norton with 22 total medals including 7 Gold; Vintners Select Vignoles with 20 medals including 5 Gold; Riesling, with 19 medals including 8 Gold; and of course Velvet Red and Velvet White the for-runners in helping build the winery, 35 total medals to include 10 Gold, 15 Silver, and 10 Bronze. They were also awarded a rare Platinum medal at the Critics Challenge Wine Competition for their 2005 Chardonel Port.
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The St. James Winery line up of 100% fruit wines who debuted fall of 2006 scored very well this past year in competitions. Cherry, Strawberry, and Peach joined the ever popular Blackberry in the mix scoring a total of 6 Gold, 17 Silver, and 17 Bronze in 2007.
Adding to their impressive competition results is their distribution network. Distributed in only 5 states four years ago, St. James Winery vintages may now be found in fourteen states with further expansion efforts for 2008 in place.
With over 2,700+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005.
St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, Award-Winning Wines from Americas Midwest Winery with over 2,700+ medals awarded to date is distributed in fourteen states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com
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| Second Generation Joins Management Team |
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Second Generation Joins Management Team
St. James Winery is proud to announce another second generation member has been appointed to the Board of Directors, Peter Hofherr son of original founders of the winery, as Chief Financial Officer.
Peter is certainly no stranger to the winery or its operations. Growing up in the wine industry, Peter and his brothers worked the vineyards on a day to day basis helping their parents establish St. James Winery as one of the premiere wineries in the Midwest.
After attending Auburn University, graduating with a degree in Microbiology, he received his MBA from Georgia State University in 1989 with a degree in Finance. Presently is to receive his PhD from the University of Missouri in Agricultural Economics with emphasis in entrepreneurship.
After receiving his degrees, Peter was employed in the private sector as a consultant with the ninth largest accounting firm in the United States and later as a member of the management team at Cooper and Lybrand in Georgia for six years, a big six firm. Returning to the winery in 1995, he was appointed General Manager. He was instrumental in the reorganization of the overall business work flow of the winery along with the cellars and vineyards focusing on increased productivity and quality. Peter left the winery in 2001 to become Deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture and later became the Director of the Department for yet another two years.
Most recently, Peter has been the Director of Business Information Development Group (BRIDG). A group established by the state of Missouri to facilitate the basic and applied business and entrepreneurship research principles for consulting services in statewide centers.
St. James Winery is a wholly owned private family enterprise established in 1970 by the Hofherr family. With estate vineyards located in Missouri, the winery also has vineyards located in Arkansas and Michigan. Production capabilities exceed 200,000 cases annually and they are the largest winery within a twelve state area. St. James Winery is one of the most awarded wineries in the United States and presently ranks 4th in number of Gold medals won in the United States. Their vintages are currently distributed in fourteen states with further US expansion planned in 2008. Peter joins mother Patricia, Chairman of the Board, and brother Andrew, Chief Operations Officer in the management of the winery.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, Award-Winning Wines from Americas Midwest Winery with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in fourteen states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com. They were ranked number seven last year in number of Gold medals won in the top prestigious wine competitions, and to date is ranked number four. St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005
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| Harvest-The Good, Bad, & Ugly? |
| It´s over, yes it´s over, at least for another year. Despite the obstacles, the grape harvest has come and gone for 2007 and yes, it certainly is a year no one will forget.... More>> |
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It´s over, yes it´s over, at least for another year. Despite the obstacles, the grape harvest has come and gone for 2007 and yes, it certainly is a year no one will forget.
April, ah yes, springtime. Flowers peeking through, trees beginning to bud, while the grass was greening up very nicely and yes, the grape vines had leaves on them. Spring was officially here and the weather could not have been nicer. Bam- temperatures plummeted to 27 degrees, not just one night, but two nights in a row. Below freezing temperatures with very little warning.
With Missouri´s harvest over, results were interesting to say the least this year. Andrew Meggitt, Vice President Winemaking and Product Development for St. James Winery stated "we have seen some unusual results this year with the crop. The Vignole grape is probably the best I have seen which is very exciting and the Norton has an incredible flavor. Our Chardonel is much more robust this year, so while our crop yield is down overall, we are seeing some other contributing factors that could be related to the spring freeze that are incredible"
The lowest yielding fruits were the Concord and Catawba grapes. Concord is the primary grape used in St. James Winery Velvet Red, and Catawba of course in their Pink Catawba, both very popular sellers. Due to the size of St. James Winery, the consumer will not see any difference or have any difficulty in obtaining any of their favor vintages. "We definitely have enough wine to meet the demand" replied Meggitt.
While location plays an important part in the viticulture aspect of growing grapes, St. James Winery being a little farther south definitely was an asset with the late freeze this year. Other vineyards to the North were hit harder according to reports loosing as much as 70 % of their crop while calculated losses at St. James Winery reflect a 30 % loss.
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was ranked number seven last year in number of Gold medals won in the top prestigious wine competitions, and to date is ranked number four. St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest region in terms of case volume.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery"e; with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
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| Winery Unveils New Tasting Room & Gift Pavilion |
| St. James, Missouri - Braving 100 degree temperatures, over 125 invited guests, dignitaries, and politicians attended the official ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the new tasting room and gift pavilion at St. James Winery August 1st....
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St. James, Missouri - Braving 100 degree temperatures, over 125 invited guests, dignitaries, and politicians attended the official ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the new tasting room and gift pavilion at St. James Winery August 1st.
Despite the tragic set back this spring with the catastropical freeze devastating much of Missouris grape crop for the year, the management and staff of St. James Winery made the conscious decision to go forth with their scheduled expansion plans for 2007.
Construction of a new front tasting room, expansion of the gift pavilion, and renovation of the existing structure were completed just prior to the ceremony. St. James Winery is committed not only to the industry, but to the betterment of the grape and agricultural program in the state of Missouri.
The new dual sided oak tasting bar measures over 40 feet long per side with a separate tasting bar for juices. The facility now boasts four oak check out stands complete with cork inlaid tops in keeping with a total wine theme. Ceramic merlot colored tile floors compliment the earth tone color scheme throughout. With the expansion and renovation of the present facility, the tasting room and gift pavilion now boast almost 10,000 square feet of retail space awaiting visitors.
Rodney Lough, President of St. James Winery stated The entire staff of St. James Winery is proud of our new facility and happy we are able to provide our visitors with such a modern and relaxing environment when visiting our winery.
After brief speeches were made by Patricia Hofherr, COB and original founder of St James Winery, followed by son Andrew, COO and Andrew Meggitt, Vice President of Product Development, the ribbon was officially cut by Patricia and Andrew Hofherr and Dennis Wilson, Mayor of St. James, MO. Guests were then treated to New Orleans style jazz band, fabulous fireworks display, and a buffet luncheon catered by Matts Steakhouse of Rolla, MO, and of course, a variety of wines to please everyones pallet.
Tasting room hours are from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Saturday and from
11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Sundays.
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St James Winery is ranked seventh in number of Gold medals awarded nationally in 2006 in the top 21 prestigious wine competitions in the nation and also named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005. In 2006 alone, St. James Winery was awarded over 325 medals to include 47 Gold, 129 Silver, and 109 Bronze plus Best of Class, Chairmans, Double Golds, and Critic Choice Awards. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is one of the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, Award-Winning Wines from Americas Midwest Winery with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at
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| America′s Midwest Winery
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The Taster´s Guild Wine Competition has been identified over the years as one of the top ten wine competitions in the United States, and "America´s Midwest Winery", St. James Winery is honored to be again, the most awarded winery of the entire competition.... ... More>> |
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The Taster´s Guild Wine Competition has been identified over the years as one of the top ten wine competitions in the United States, and "America´s Midwest Winery", St. James Winery is honored to be again, the most awarded winery of the entire competition.
This makes the second time in just a little over 30 days St. James Winery has been the leader in awards in an international competition. Last month, they had the privilege of being the most awarded winery at the New World International Wine Competition winning over 20 medals and attending the awards ceremony in Ontario, CA.
St. James Winery was one of only three wineries in the country awarded 3 Double Gold Medals for their entries. St. James received 30 medals total from the competition to include 5 Gold Medals, 15 Silver Medals, 7 Bronze, plus the 3 Double Golds. The second most awarded winery was a Canadian winery which was a distant follower winning only 21 total awards.
St. James Winery Double Gold winners were 2006 Vintner´s Select Vignoles, 2005 Vintner´s Select Seyval, and 2003 Reserve Norton. Gold Medal winners were Velvet Red and Velvet White, 2003 Norton, Velvet Red Port, and Blackberry.
Rodney Lough, General Manager of St. James Winery stated, "e;We are delighted to see our wines are continually being recognized on a national basis against such worthy competition for the quality and consistency we put in every bottle".
With over 325 medals awarded alone in 2006, 154 so far in 2007, and 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery is ranked 7th in total Gold Medals won in the top 21 prestigious wine competitions in the United States in 2006. St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is recognized nationally as a leader in the field.
St. James Winery vintages may be found in your favorite retail liquor store across the Midwest or available on line at www.stjameswinery.com . Be sure to "Ask for us by Name".
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
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| St. James Winery Takes to the Road |
St. James Winery is excited to announce the R-Vino Express may be rolling into your
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St. James Winery is excited to announce the R-Vino Express may be rolling into your
town shortly. A 34 foot customized recreational vehicle stocked and ready to go....
The latest in brand marketing, the R-Vino Express is a fully self contained unit which has been totally wrapped with logo´d and registered St. James Winery advertising materials. Its function, part of the new aggressive marketing campaign that has been released over the past few months, will be to attend festivals, fairs and special events promoting the St. James Winery line-up of vintages. Where permitted by law, winery personnel will be pouring samples of their offerings, either out of the R-Vino Express or on site at its various locations, or simply handing out promotional materials and gifts.
Jack Bonar, National Marketing Director stated "We are thrilled to have such a great marketing tool available to the public. It is definitely attracting attention already just on a few of its maiden runs in the area. We can´t wait to see the full impact this will have on our branding position creating further awareness of St. James Winery and our offerings."
No other winery in the Midwest has undertaken a marketing project of this magnitude and the initial response from our wholesalers, distributors, vendors and general public has been overwhelming. "Our calendar is already starting to fill up and if this is any indication of its success, it will be phenomenal" says Bonar.
The R-Vino Express may be requested from the winery to attend your special event through the promotions department subject to winery criteria. A calendar of events will also be posted on their web site to see where winery personnel will be pouring and the location of the R-Vino Express. If you would like further information on the R-Vino Express or to see about booking it for an event, please send an email to the winery at info@StJamesWinery.com or call 800.280.9463.
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005.
St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, ""Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
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| Most Awarded Winery in the |
| The New World International Wine Competition has been identified over the years as one of the top ten wine competitions in the United States, and ... More>> |
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The New World International Wine Competition has been identified over the years as one of the top ten wine competitions in the United States, and "Americas Midwest Winery", St. James Winery is honored to be the most awarded winery of the entire competition.
With over 2,000 entries at the annual two-day event held in Southern California on March 18 & 19, 2007, "Its quite an achievement to win a medal or trophy. Only 249 wines won either a Gold medal or Best of Class" said Dr. Richard G. Peterson, Chief Judge. Wines entered into NWIWC are judged "double blind" meaning the judges do not know the identity of the wines they are judging and are never exposed to the bottle labels. The judges make descriptive notes for each wine and discuss them in detail until an award is unanimous, then recorded for that wine in the flight with none of the results released until the conclusion of the competition.
St. James Winery was awarded over 20 medals to include 3 Best of Class, 8 Gold, 6 Silver, and 3 Bronze Medals. Other well recognized top contenders competing against St. James Winery included, just to mention a few, Kendall-Jackson with 18 medals, Rodney Strong Vineyards with 10, Barefoot Cellars with 10, Fetzer Vineyards with 15, South Coast Winery with 15, and V. Sattui Winery with 17 total medals.* Additionally, several other Missouri and Midwestern regional wineries were entered into the competition with the highest other winery winning a total of 8 medals.
Andrew Hofherr, President of St. James Winery exclaimed "We are really excited about the results of this competition and to know our hard work is now also being recognized by others. Producing consistent quality wines at an excellent value has been our focus and our wines are being awarded accordingly with such prestige competitors".
St. James winners included in Best Of Class & Gold Medals were: 2005 Vintner"s Select Vignoles, 2003 Norton, and Velvet Red Port. Other Gold Medal winners included: Friendship School Blush, 2004 Late Harvest Vignoles, Sparkling Blush, Chardonel Port, and Strawberry wine. Silver Medal winners were: Velvet Red, Velvet White, Pink Catawba, Country Red, Friendship School White and Cherry wine, ending with the Bronze Medal wines of: Riesling, Friendship School Red, and Peach wine. St. James Winery vintages may be found in your favorite retail liquor store across the Midwest or available on line at www.stjameswinery.com . Be sure to "Ask for us by Name".
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005.
St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from Americas Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
*All other winery names used in this article are registered trademarks of the particular winery and are used for informational purposes only as published in the results of the wine competition. " ´< /p>
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| Ranked in Top Ten of Gold Medal Winning Wineries. |
| St. James Winery is proud to announce it is ranked among the top ten Gold Medal winning wineries as announced by American Gold Medal Wines. ... More>> |
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St. James Winery is proud to announce it is ranked among the top ten Gold Medal winning wineries as announced by American Gold Medal Wines.
Some of the more prominent nationally recognized wine competitions would include: Critics Challenge International Wine, Dallas Morning News, Finger Lakes Competition, Florida State Fair, International Eastern Wine, and Los Angeles County Fair just to mention a few. St. James Winery was awarded at least one Gold Medal in each competition finishing with over 23 Gold Medals for the year.
St. James Winery ranking places them with other top ten award winning wineries such as Geyser Peak, Bogle, V. Sattui, Kendall-Jackson, and Navarro Vineyards, all registered trademarks of each winery.
Rodney Lough, General Manager of St. James Winery stated, "We are very excited about our ranking and our competition results for the year. Being recognized as one of the nations top ten award winning wineries is an outstanding achievement reflecting upon our commitment to excellence and the hard work of our team."
With over 2,100+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005.
St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is nationally ranked in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery"with over 2,100+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com
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| Grapes Are Not The Only Thing Growing At St. James |
| St. James Winery is excited to announce plans for expansion of their present tasting room and gift shop renovations to be completed by June 1, 2007.
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St. James Winery is excited to announce plans for expansion of their present tasting room and gift shop renovations to be completed by June 1, 2007.
Located on the old Route 66, St. James Winery attracts thousands of tourists monthly to their present location just 90 miles west of St. Louis, MO on I -44. Rodney Lough, General Manager of St. James Winery stated "our expansion is to satisfy a growing need for a larger tasting room and gift shop carrying unique and wine related merchandise as demanded by our clientele".
The present structure, erected in 1972 with several additions and renovations since then, has served the winery and its clientele well; however with the ever increased tourism to wineries from individuals and charter bus lines, the time was right for this expansion. Total square footage in the tasting room and the retail gift shop will reach upwards of 10,000 square feet. With the expansion comes a total renovation of the interior of the present structure unifying an entirely new look. With high beamed ceilings, custom ceramic tiling, and special woodworking in the tasting bar areas, the new look will more closely resemble the "feel" of what the consumer has grown to expect when visiting a winery.
While exact figures as to the cost of the expansion are unavailable, budgeted funds have been closely scrutinized to provide the maximum esthetic value. One of the first signs of the expansion was the removal of the 58´ foot front sign. Present plans call for the reconstruction of the sign to the east of the winery to include "the grapes" that have become a brand for those passing by after exterior construction has been completed. Additional paved parking will also be included in this expansion.
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005.
St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com
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| St. James Winery Migrates South |
| Today, the high demand for consistent quality sweet wines is answered continuously by St. James Winery as apparent in their latest market expansion into the state of Georgia...... More>> |
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Today, the high demand for consistent quality sweet wines is answered continuously by St. James Winery as apparent in their latest market expansion into the state of Georgia.
The growth of St. James Winery within the past year has added three new states to their distribution list, Arkansas, Indiana, and now Georgia. A re-launch of their product line also occurred this summer in the state of Illinois, in particular, the Chicago market. With a total of nine states now offering St. James Winery vintages, demand continues to grow as evidenced by the phone calls received by prospective distributors in still more states to come.
Savannah Distributing Company, Inc. located in Savannah, GA. with a branch operation also in Atlanta, GA. has become the latest distributor to carry a portfolio of St. James Winery products. Henry Monsees, president of Savannah Distributing stated "We are pleased to represent St. James Winery and its line up of high quality products. The wines are very well made, the packaging tremendous, and these "farm" wines appeal to an important consumer segment in Georgia."
Entering the marketplace with six wines, Velvet Red, Velvet White, Pink Catawba, Country Red, Peach and Blackberry wine, retailers have been overwhelmed with the quality and taste difference in comparison to some of the other local state and regional wineries.
Dean Chalem, National Sales Director for St. James Winery stated "Savannah Distributing runs a quality and proficient operation which we are happy to be associated with. Represented by the best account executives in the area, we look forward to working closely with them in bringing our wines to the people of Georgia."
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brand of 2005. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume and is in the top ten most awarded wineries in the United States.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
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| Willie's Hickory Creek BBQ Comes to St. James Winery |
| Every Monday, from now on weather permitting, you will find Willie's Hickory Creek BBQ in the front parking facility at the St. James Winery. Opening at 11:00 am serving until early evening, few will be able to resist Willies fabulous bar-b-que complete with that great smoked flavor and aroma.... More>> |
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Every Monday, from now on weather permitting, you will find Willie's Hickory Creek BBQ in the front parking facility at the St. James Winery. Opening at 11:00 am serving until early evening, few will be able to resist Willies fabulous bar-b-que complete with that great smoked flavor and aroma.
"This is a great addition not only to the winerys offerings, but to the community in general bringing everyone still one more food option for the town of St. James, MO." states Jack Bonar, National Marketing Director for the winery.
Willie Simmons, a native of Rolla, MO. has had long time interest in bar-b-que and his passion finally came to a reality 5 years ago. He purchased a custom made log cabin style trailer with serving kitchen including a small back porch large enough to accommodate his smoker. While starting his mobile culinary kitchen in Rolla, MO., Willies reputation for serving quality bar-b-que has spread quickly. His sauce recipe, of course a secret, won 14th place last year in the American Royal Bar-B-Que Contest in Kansas City, MO. out of almost 300 entries, the largest event of its kind in the nation.
His menu offerings start at just $3.95 for a sandwich up to $15.00 for a full slab of ribs. Luncheon plates also include two side dishes of your choice starting at $5.50. Carry out orders and meat by the pound may also be purchased by phoning 573.578.9886.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from Americas Midwest Winery" with over 2,000+ medals awarded to date is distributed in seven states presently and available on-line at www.StJamesWinery.com.
St. James Winery assumes no liability in any manner what so ever in allowing Willies Hickory Creek BBQ to set up his store front on winery property. St. James Winery neither endorses or is able to verify any claims made by owners and will not be held responsible or liable for their independent actions.
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| Missouri Winery Invades Indiana with Sweetness |
| St. James Winery of St. James, MO. has migrated to the northeast bringing select vintages to the state of Indiana. Noted for their sweeter wines, St. James Winery will break into the market with five of their most popular varietals...... More>> |
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St. James Winery of St. James, MO. has migrated to the northeast bringing select vintages to the state of Indiana. Noted for their sweeter wines, St. James Winery will break into the market with five of their most popular varietals.
Originally hailing from Indiana, Patricia Hofherr, CEO of St. James Winery along with her late husband Jim, started St. James Winery in 1970 after Jim´s military duty brought him to Missouri. Graduating with a master´s degree in microbiology from Oklahoma University, Jim began his career in the beverage industry with Falstaff Brewery in St. Louis, MO later working in the wine industry for two different wineries in the area. At each of his positions, he built upon his knowledge of wine and winemaking until making the decision to open their own winery in an area known as "Little Italy of the Ozarks."
Italian immigrants settled around St. James, MO over a century ago and by the early 1920´s there were over 2,000 acres of vineyards under cultivation. Today, the Italian influence is still palpable in the area and the schoolhouse used in the logo of St. James Winery is a derivative of the original schoolhouse built by the immigrants to educate their children in the area, still standing in part of the estate vineyards.
Son Andrew, now President of the company, returned to St. James after receiving a degree in viticulture at the University of Arkansas. He is one of the utmost authorities in the nation today on viticulture and is commissioned to speak on this topic.
With over 14,000 square feet of cellar boasting over 600,000 gallons of fermenting tank space, St. James Winery is presently undergoing a cellar expansion. Purchasing three new stainless steel fermenting tanks of 25,000 gallons each, these are some of the largest in the Midwest region. The winery is one of the largest wineries in a 12 state area.
Two of the most popular wines, Velvet Red and Velvet White along with Country Red and Country White as well as Pink Catawba will be making their debut in area liquor, convenience, and grocery stores almost immediately. St. James Winery has chosen Monarch Beverage Co., Inc. as their exclusive wholesale representative in the state. Jeremy Cutler, Sales Manager-Wine Division for Monarch Beverage Co. stated "Monarch is very excited about the opportunity to distribute St. James wines in Indiana. This is a Mid-West winery that produces quality wines at a great price. The wines have a sweet and fruity profile and are approachable which will appeal to many Indiana consumers."
Rodney Lough, General Manager for St. James Winery stated "We are extremely pleased regarding our advancement into Indiana and look forward to a long and lasting relationship with Monarch. Partnering with them was a natural for us due to their overall reputation in the state and knowledge of quality wines. We feel the consumer acceptance will be strong once they experience the St. James difference."
The Indy wine competition held this past August confirms St. James Winery position in the industry by awarding their wines over 22 medals in Indiana alone. Four of the wines being introduced were award winning in 2006 with Velvet White a Gold Medal, Country White a Silver, and Velvet Red and Pink Catawba both Bronze.
With over 2,000+ awards to date, St. James Winery was recently named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brands of 2005. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume.
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| St. James Winery Adds 75,000 Gallons of Wine for Your Enjoyment! |
| With a police and security escort from Springfield, MO., St. James Winery took delivery of three new 25,000 gallon custom made stainless steel fermenting tanks delivered and installed last week from Paul Mueller Company.... More>> |
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With a police and security escort from Springfield, MO., St. James Winery took delivery of three new 25,000 gallon custom made stainless steel fermenting tanks delivered and installed last week from Paul Mueller Company.
Due to the height of the tanks elevating almost 30 feet, transporting them to the winery it became necessary to lay them on their sides horizontally anchored to the beds of the semi-trucks. Gabriele Crane Rental from Rolla, Mo. awaited the transports ready to lift and place them on newly constructed concrete pads vertically. In order to accommodate these tanks, the winery in undergoing an cellar expansion of approximately 5,000 additional square feet making the total square footage of the cellars over 14,500 square feet.
Construction is expected to commence the first of September of the building housing these units. It was necessary to place these tanks in first and construct the structure around them towering to almost 35 feet . These tanks are the largest tanks of its kind in Missouri making St. James Winery one of the largest producing wineries in the Midwest. The capacity for the cellars includes a total of 65 tanks exclusive of the new additions ranging in size from 14,000 to 1,500 gallons.
Rodney Lough, General Manger for St. James Winery stated "We are excited about this time at the winery and our cellar expansion. High demand for our consistent quality wines has made it necessary to increase our capacity while maintaining the integrity of
our products."
With over 1,850+ awards to date, St. James Winery was recently named by Wine Business Monthly Magazine, February 2006, as the Number 4 Hottest Small Brands of 2005. St. James Winery has surpassed all other wineries, not only in Missouri, but in the entire 12 state Midwest Region in terms of case volume.
St. James Winery is owned and operated by the Hofherr Family since 1970, conveniently located on Interstate 44, on Old Historic Route 66, only 90 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri in St. James, Missouri. With over 700 miles of vines in Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan, no other winery in the Eastern United States utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as St. James Winery bringing you consistent, quality, vintages for your enjoyment. St. James Winery, "Award-Winning Wines from America´s Midwest Winery" with over 1,800 medals awarded to date is distributed in six states presently and available on-line at
www.StJamesWinery.com.
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| St. James Winery Stomps the
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| With over 3,785 domestic and international entries from 982 wineries, St. James Winery located in St. James, Missouri placed fourth in total number of awards received at the recent L.A. County Wines of the World Competition.... More>> |
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