Milestones of Stone Hill Winery

• 1965 Jim and Betty Held re-opened Stone Hill Winery
• 1969 Stone Hill Winery placed on National Register of Historic Places
• 1979 Vintage Restaurant opened in winery's restored carriage house
• 1982 Stone Hill Winery named Missouri's Small Business of the Year
• 1982 New Florence Winery opened
• 1986 Branson Winery opened
• 1988 Jim and Betty Held received first Hall of Fame Award from the Missouri Division of Tourism
• 1994 Stone Hill Winery featured on NBC's "The Today Show"
• 1994 Dave Johnson named Winemaker of the Year
• 1994 Jon Held named Winegrower of the Year
• 1994 Branson Winery received Winery Improvement Award
• 1994 Won Governor's Cup Award for 1992 Late Harvest Vignoles
• 1995 Stone Hill Winery received Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative Award. The award, which honors companies who "represent the true spirit of entrepreneurship in America," is sponsored by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nation's Business magazine.
• 1995 Stone Hill Winery featured in Nation's Business Weekly
• 1995 The Held family named Wine Growing Family of the Year
• 1996 Earned 196 medals
• 1996 1994 Late Harvest Vignoles served at The White House Holiday Dinner
• 1997 Vintage Restaurant rated "very good to excellent" in Zagat Survey
• 1997 Earned 214 medals
• 1997 Jim and Betty Held received Pioneer Award from the Missouri Grape and Wine Program
• 1998 Earned 196 medals
• 1998 Vintage Restaurant rated "very good to excellent" in Zagat Survey
• 1999 Earned 214 medals
• 1999 Won Governor's Cup Award for 1997 Late Harvest Vignoles
• 2000 Earned 275 medals-61 more than in any previous year
• 2000 Released the first Cream Sherry produced in Missouri since Prohibition
• 2001 1999 Vignoles and 1999 Late Harvest Vignoles named Top 2 in "Best of the East" Top 10
• 2001 Won Governor's Cup Award for 1999 Port
• 2001 Earned 303 medals-28 more than previous record
• 2001 Stone Hill Winery featured on "Discover America" and "The Early Show" on CBS.
• 2002 Winemaker Dave Johnson received Pioneer Award from the Missouri Grape and Wine Program
• 2002 2000 Vignoles and 2000 Steinberg (White) named Top 2 in "Best of the East" Top 10
• 2002 Won Governor's Cup Award for 2000 Norton
• 2002 Earned 367 medals-64 more than previous record
• 2003 Cream Sherry and 2001 Vignoles named Top 2 in "Best of the East" Top 10
• 2003 Winemaker Dave Johnson celebrated 25 years as Stone Hill Winery's head winemaker.
• 2003 Earned 253 medals
• 2003 Won Governor's Cup Award for 2001 Port
• 2004 2002 Vignoles wins New World Grand Champion Award in California wine competition.
• 2004 Earned 264 medals
• 2005 Launched an award-winning Web site along with "Uncorked," an online newsletter 
• 2005 Earned 166 medals
• 2006 2002 Norton named "Best Native Varieties Wine" in "Best of the East"
• 2006 Received five-year achievement award for "Most Wines in the Top Ten" in "Best of the East"
• 2006 Installed a state-of-the-art bottling line capable of filling 120 bottles per minute
• 2006 Released 2004 Chambourcin and 2005 Traminette
• 2006 Earned 194 medals
• 2006 Late Harvest Vignoles earned first Jefferson Trophy at Jefferson Cup Invitational 
• 2007 Launched an online Web store
• 2007 Earned 155 medals
• 2007 Released St. Vincent, Brut Rosé and 2005 Cross J Vineyard Norton
• 2007 Concord named "Best Native Varieties Wine" in "Best of the East"

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