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Branching Out This Fall
As much as most of us are sad to acknowledge it, inevitably summer comes to a close as we feel temperatures begin to drop. The good news though, is that means Fall is just around the corner and soon it will be time to dive into all of our favorite cozy sweaters. Fall...
Bubbly for ALL! Stone Hill Winery sparklers
“Come quickly, I am tasting the stars,” was supposedly the French monk Dom Pérignon’s response upon his first taste of sparkling wine. Pérignon’s admiration for this bubbly wine seems to be a relatively universal one. Stone Hill Winery produces three sparkling wines:...
Our Friendly Neighbor – the Ozark Hellbender
Affectionately nicknamed the snot otter, the Ozark hellbender is more critical to Missouri’s ecosystems than you might think. Hellbenders are aquatic salamanders about two feet in length, and the subspecies Ozark hellbender is found only in the rivers of the Ozarks....
The Notorious Norton
Norton grapes are distinctly an American original, belonging to the species native to North America, vitis aestivalis, producing a complex, big, dry red wine. Ideally suited to Missouri’s complicated growing climate, the mighty Norton vines can withstand bitter cold...
