Newsletter
June 2010 

 

Upcoming Events

Berries & BarBQ

Grilled Peach Melba

 
Hermannhof and Dierberg Star Lane participate in the Hermann Wine Trail which sponsors five wine trails per year. The wine trails feature wines paired with everything from chocolate to cheese.


If you have never attended a wine trail, make plans now to attend the Berries & BarBQ Wine Trail on July 24 & 25, 2010. You can visit any or all of the seven participating wineries and sample a wine that is paired with a BBQ and Berry treat. All tickets include a souvenir wine glass.

You can make a day of it or plan a relaxing weekend and stay with us at

TheInnAtHermannhof.com.

 
Hermannhof will be serving Grilled Peach Melba with Berry Coulis paired with Vignoles. Our Dierberg Star Lane tasting room will serve Hula brats skewered with strawberries and gooseberries paired with 2007 Sauvignon Blanc.

To see the other pairings, please visit www.HermannWineTrail.com.
Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased online at www.VisitHermann.com or call 800-932-8687. A limited number of tickets are available, so plan now to attend.

    

Plan Now:

Rhythm & Brews Festival

at Hofgarten June 19

2nd Annual Country Fair

at Hermann Farm & Museum September 11-12

Octoberfest

 All four weekends in October

A Lewis and Clark Christmas December 4-5

9th Annual Kristkindl Markt

at Hermannhof Festhalle

and Hofgarten

December 11-12

Hermann Antique Show 2011 at Hermannhof Festhalle

and Hofgarten

April 16-17  www.hermannantiqueshow.com

Hermann Missouri offers a variety of attractions and events to choose from. Come visit us this beautiful season.

Calendar

Don't forget to visit the

Tin Mill Brewing Company.

   

Past Events

Taste For The Arts

Ralph and Karen Quick

Temperatures in the 90's did not keep buyers away from the annual "Taste For The Arts" at
the Hofgarten and Wagon Works on June 5th and 6th.  The event was sponsored by the Hermann
Farm & Museum. Top notch artisans from across the state offered art lovers the chance
to buy everything from floral collages to hand hooked rugs. The event is one of Hermann's
popular summertime attractions and music by Pik N Lik N and Augusta Bottoms Consort
drew rave reviews.

Furniture makers from Clarksville, Missouri, Ralph and Karen Quick, took the top award for their
booth at the Wagon Works featuring Winsdor settees and chairs.

Best of Show went to Dinise Mustain of Columbia, Missouri with Edwina Prinster from Auxvasse, Missouri taking Second Place honors. The awards this year for the three top honors were fused glass medals with prairie wildflower designs in leaded frames, each displayed with satin ribbons. The awards were designed by Gail Crozier of
O'Fallon, Missouri.
   

Congratulations to

Julie Brickwell,

the winner of Hermannhof's drawing at the

Taste For The Arts.

 

Hermannhof Thanks You

for your comments

"We are no strangers to the bed and breakfast experience.  This was by far the nicest one we have ever stayed in for sure! 

The town, the staff and the scenery were all fabulous!  Make sure to try some German food at most of the restaurants and homemade pie at “Time for Pie.”  Best 7th anniversary ever!  Love the bathtub and shower!!"

Schiller Strasse Beans

Recipe

To view previous Hermannhof newsletters, please visit

www.hermannhof.com

 

 

Dierberg - Star Lane - Three Saints

Newly Renovated California Tasting Room

We started off the month with a visit from our Santa Barbara California Wine Room Manager/Sales Advisor, Kurt Ammann, serving in our tasting room.  With his first visit to Missouri, Kurt was greeted with storms and record high heat, but still met the challenge of the opening weekend in our newly renovated tasting room.

With the renovations complete, we are ready for the summer months.  We plan to stay open later on Saturday night during Hermann festivals and events.  This will allow guests to enjoy our new patio with wine by the glass and a few tapas in the evenings until 8:00 p.m.

Come and join us on the hot summer days and cool down in our tasting room with the brand new GEO thermal cooling system.  Sip our Dierberg Chardonnay with its deep tangelo, grapefruit and lemon grass aromas that are balanced with fresh lemon peel notes and a creamy hazelnut impression.  It is the perfect drink for the hot summer days on our new patio. 

The Inn at Hermannhof

Week Night Stay

Special

Stay two consecutive nights

Monday through Thursday and receive:

Vintner's Special

1 Bottle of Hermannhof wine (your choice)
2 Hermannhof wine glasses
1 Hermannhof wine stopper
1 Hermannhof cork puller
10 Percent suite discount

 

(Not to be combined with any other special.

Special excludes Brut and Port, and is in addition to your

complimentary bottle of White Lady.

Vintner's Special valued at $60.00)

  

Hermann's Culinary Arts:

Cheese Making Sessions To Begin at The Cooperage 

Date and Time:

The five week class will meet on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. starting July 13th.

Cost:

$200 per person; includes all materials.

Where:

Classes will be held at the historic 1840's Cooperage located at 338 E. First, next door to Hermannhof Winery.

Instructor:  Janet Hurst

Click here for more Class Information.

   

Class Description:

This class is the fundamental first step in your ‘everything you’ve always wanted to know about cheese’ journey. Through tasting, lectures, discussion, and questions and answers, you’ll learn the basics about what cheese actually is, how it’s made, and how cheeses are typically classified. You’ll also get an introduction to the great cheese making regions of the world and you’ll learn key tasting skills that can enhance your appreciation of cheese for the rest of your life.

Registration:

Please contact Joan Treis at the Hermann Farm & Museum office to register at 573-486-3276 or Janet Hurst at 660-216-1749. Sessions will fill quickly due to high demand, so sign up early. Your $50 deposit will hold your space for the class. Class size is limited.

  

Choose the Hofgarten for a perfect outdoor wedding ceremony.

 

Wedding Corner

Congratulations to:

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Stephens from Prairie Village, KS, were married with us on May 22.

The winery courtyard gazebo was the setting for an evening vintage wedding/reception for 150 guests.

Mr. & Mrs. John Rowold from Washington, D.C., were married with us on May 29.

The Hofgarten seated 110 guest for an afternoon wedding.  The majestic Festhalle was decorated for the evening reception.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Thomas from Columbia, MO., were married with us on May 31.

This small intimate wedding/reception was at the winery courtyard for their 46 guests.

Contact Molly Saak

Hermannhof Wedding Coordinator

1-888-268-1422

Special Events
 

Civil War Days 

Hermann Farm & Museum hosted the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 5th Cavalry Regiment, and the Turner Brigade at Civil War Days on May 15th and 16th.

Union and Confederate forces joined together for the homage to Capt. Charles Manwaring during his tombstone dedication. Manwaring was shot and killed by rebel bushwhackers on the Missouri Riverfront in 1864. Mounted soldiers, hoop skirted ladies, a Civil War Love Letters quilt show, informal lectures and hands on demonstrations on Topsy Turvy Dolls, planting 1860's heirloom Antique Roses, pottery demonstrations, and a display of Civil War clothing added to the weekend's events.

Plans are underway for a major Civil War Sesquicentennial (150 Years) event in October of 2011, with the Battle of Hermann at Hermann Farm. The following photo shows two re-enactors in front of the Inn At Hermannhof. 

Click here to view the entire Civil War Days photo album.

Winemaker's Notes:

For the upcoming 2010 Hermann Wine Trail Berries and BBQ event, we’ll be serving up Grilled Peach Melba topped with Berry Coulis, paired with our Vignoles.  This should make for a very tasty summertime dessert.

The Vignoles grape was first planted in our vineyard in 1982, and didn’t even have a name yet; just an experiment number  (Ravat #51).  The grapes were known to be very fruity and floral, but had a fairly high acidity where they were first grown at the Geneva Experiment Station in New York.

The warmer and longer Missouri summers, however, seemed to ripen the grapes to perfection with higher sugars and slightly lower but balanced acids.

It wasn’t long before Ravat #51 was named Vignoles and the wines made from these grapes started making some noise.  Vignoles wines from Hermannhof and other Missouri wineries started winning major awards around the country.  Hermannhof actually is the first winery to be a two-time winner of the Brown Foreman Trophy for “Best New World White Wine” (“New World” meaning all wineries outside of Europe) and both times the winning wine was a Vignoles.

Vignoles is a perfect summertime wine to serve up with spicy Asian foods or your favorite kicked-up spicy BBQ.  Yet, it also has enough well balanced sweetness to be served up with most fruit oriented desserts.

So when things heat up, raise up a chilled glass of Vignoles.

   

Cheers,

Paul LeRoy
General Manager and Winemaker


237 East First Street - Hermann, MO 65041
Local: 573-486-5199
Toll Free: 888-268-1422

TheInn@Hermannhof.com