Winemakers only have one chance each year to get it right — from bud break to bottling, every step is critical in creating a great vintage. In this episode you’ll meet the young Dale Hollow winemaking family as they refine their approach to creating regional Ozarks wine, one harvest at a time.
Chambourcin, a fruity, dry red wine, is spiced with cloves, black pepper, cinnamon and orange peel as the base of this elegant, easy dessert. Just peel the pears, simmer them in the spiced wine until tender and then reduce the wine to make a sauce.
Read MoreChambourcin is the base grape of Pirtle Winery’s rich, not-too-sweet port.
Read MoreDr. Stephan Sommer is an assistant extension professor and state extension specialist for enology at the University of Missouri's Grape and Wine Institute, working with the region's grape growers and winemakers to refine their approach through classes and seminars.
Read MoreWine faults can come from a number of sources: bacteria, poor storage, oxygen ... Dale Hollow was struggling with some of their wines being "corked." The solution? Screw caps!
Read MoreJacob Holman, longtime winemaker at Les Bourgeois Vineyards, has offered guidance to the Dales as they have expanded the winery and built a new tasting room. His advice? Make it bigger than you think you need -- in this region, you have to plan for growth!
Read MoreAt estate wineries like Dale Hollow, the winemakers are farmers first, tending their vines and dealing with whatever Mother Nature dishes up. Season to season, the vines have to adapt and weather storms, heat, humidity and freezing temperatures.
Read MoreThe winery is leaving an indelible mark on this region of Missouri, and the Dale family is building a legacy that can be passed along to the next generation.
Read MoreAt Dale Hollow, they ferment the juice from each type of grape separately and then blend, inviting the entire family to assist with the tasting and tweaking to create the right balance of flavor and aroma.
Read MoreThree heads are better than one, especially in winemaking because you only have one chance each year to get it right.
Read MoreYou don't go to Verona and ask for Chianti ... Katy Dale spent months studying wine in Italy and it was there that she came to understand the value of regionality in wines.
Read MoreJesse and Katy Dale decided on a whim to plant 1,000 vines -- by hand! -- on what had been Jesse's grandfather's land, which had previously been used to grow more traditional crops like corn.
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