Stephen and Lori Smith's Wine Journal
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Favorite States
| State | Your Reviews | Wineries in State | Percent | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wineries | 4 | 36 | 11% |  |
| Missouri Wineries | 12 | 117 | 10% |  |
Latest Winery Visits
Mount Pleasant Winery - Branson (added Apr 05, 2012)
Somerset Ridge Vineyard and Winery (added Feb 25, 2012)
Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery (added Jan 22, 2012)
Belvoir Winery (added Jan 22, 2012)
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Latest Wine Journal Entries
Mount Pleasant Winery - Branson (written Apr 08, 2012)
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Someone once told me that wine is a very personal experience. No wine will taste the same to two different individuals. I don't care much for very dry wines, but I don't look down on people that prefer them. My wine adventure started with sweets and has evolved from there. I once went to a winery that served only dry (they called them "traditional") wines, and while it wasn't a miserable experience, we probably won't visit again, and I doubt I would buy their wines in the store. A smart winery tries to market to as many people as it can, and to ignore the sweet wine drinkers is counterproductive because it excludes a substantial number of the wine drinking public.
Mount Pleasant is a commercial winery, but opening a winery in Branson is a good way to market their product to a clientelle that maybe hasn't tried it before. It isn't very sophisticated, but hey....we're talking Branson. There was a decent selection of dry to sweet whites and reds ranging from $7 to $40. If you're in Branson and maybe want to try something different, this winery is worth a visit.
Somerset Ridge Vineyard and Winery (written Feb 25, 2012)
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One of the more successful wineries commercially in Kansas. Good selection and a cozy, albeit remote, location. Eleven wines to chose from, and all were available for tasting. Good mix of dries and semi-sweets and sweets, with a nice selection of fortified wines. The Citron was a unique fortified wine with a lemony twist. A little out of the way, but recommended. The anchor point of the Somerset Wine Trail, along with Middle Creek (Graue) and Night Hawk wineries.
Fence Stile Vineyards & Winery (written Jan 22, 2012)
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Belvoir Winery (written Jan 22, 2012)
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Missouri's only haunted winery(at least as far as I know). The winery and tasting room are set up in a couple of buildings in the century old Odd Fellows Home estate. The rumors of the building being haunted pre-date the winery by decades, but the building are still under renovation, which takes away from the ambiance just a little. Only six wines are offered for tasting, but they represent a good range. The dry wines are subtle and not at all "oaky". The Sorelle Dolci is an excellent sweet white.
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