Rising Sons Home Farm Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 20, 2013

Favorite Wine: Norton

Some of the nicest people and best wine in the state. They know their wine and are very hospitable. They also have lovely hand made gifts and items from local people

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Apr 28, 2013

stopped in this afternoon - highly recommended!

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Apr 19, 2013

Rising Sons Winery has only been opened since the summer of 2012, but planted their first vines fourteen years ago. Their three acres of Norton vines were planted in 1999. Most of their wines are sweet or semi-sweet (a Blackberry dessert wine, Cayuga, Vignoles and Baco Noir), but they do usually offer a dry Norton and Chambourcin wine. Too bad the Chambourcin was not available when I arrived, but to make up for that I was offered two Norton wines. One a 2009 Cataldo’s Salute Norton aged in American Oak barrels for 24 months. It had a striking tart taste to me that not only did not seem ‘ready’, but I have reservations on if it will ever settle down in the future. The second 2010 Norton was produced only in stainless steel and be forewarned that I was told they had only six bottles left, ~ one she opened for me to taste and one I bought leaving only four $20 bottles left (plus tax and tasting fee). This was a bright Norton taste compared to what is usually found in Missouri Norton wines. If you are already visiting Lover’s Leap Winery, this is a Norton comparison location only fifteen minutes away.