Another year, another great success at the Decanter World Wine Awards!
This year, we once again entered the “world’s largest and most influential wine competition,” the Decanter World Wine Awards, and we were honored to receive top marks that continue to cement our mission of continuing to raise the bar for Missouri wine and what is possible with New World variety winemaking. Run by Decanter Magazine, the leading global wine publication, this year’s competition saw over 17,000 wine entries from 58 countries judged by close to 250 of the world’s foremost wine experts.
This year, our Cream Sherry and 2022 Norton wines were among the top awarded American wines in the competition. Our Cream Sherry received 94 Points which continues its four-year trend of placing in the top 100 American wines entered at Decanter. In addition, our 2022 Norton received 91 Points.
Since first entering Decanter’s competition in 2022, our successes at it have been able to shine a light on the global stage on our often-overlooked wine region, the beautiful Missouri Weinstraße and historic Hermann, Missouri. Highlights over the years since include our 2019 Norton receiving 90 Points in 2022 and our Cream Sherry receiving 92 Points in 2023. In 2024, our Cream Sherry received 94 Points and was the 12th highest rated American wine, and it was joined by high praise for our 2021 Chambourcin (soon releasing), receiving 92 Points, and our 2021 Late Harvest Vignoles, receiving 90 Points.
You can shop all our award winning wines here.
Nathan Held is the 3rd Generation of the Held family ownership and serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Stone Hill Winery.
For inquiries regarding our wines, you can reach out via email at marketing@stonehillwinery.com or by phone at 573-486-2221.