Silver Hills Vineyards and Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 13, 2012

Favorite Wine: Twelfth Harvest Red

Enjoyed our day here in September. They were serving free Bratwurtz and Italian Sausages so how can one go wrong. The owners were very nice. The dry reds were some of the nicest we have tasted in Nebraska and Iowa. I liked the SilverFox from trying it elsewhere previously.It is a nice blend of Marechal Foch and Frontenac. My surprise of the day was their DeChaunac. It might be the best DeChaunac I have ever tried. We both liked their semi-sweet Twelfth Harvest Red since it was a warmer day. Nice blend of Valient, Foch and Frontenac. All the wines were nice here. Dry to Sweet, Red to White. It was really neat to see the place was packed. Silver Hills has a good amount of patio space and every seat was taken. This is a good hour or so north of Omaha and the locals plus "tourists" like us were out in force. Neat to see the wine culture catching on.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 30, 2012

Favorite Wine: Brianna

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 11, 2011

Favorite Wine: St. Croix

Very nice winery along the Missouri River bluffs. I was grateful they opened by appointment on my way back to Missouri. I stayed for a while and drank a glass of the St. Croix--especially appreciated that the owner, a super nice man, opened new bottles for us. He apprenticed under Ed Swanson, the father of viticulture in Nebraska at Cuthills Vineyards, and it shows. Nice, supple wines. He also makes sweet wines that are apparently well reviewed. I picked up a couple of bottles of St. Croix and will put one away for a few years.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 10, 2010

Nine Horese was great

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 29, 2009

Favorite Wine: Concord and Brianna

Wine sampling was well organized. Took some beautiful pics of vinyard. Enjoyed live toe tapping music. had a Great time.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 13, 2008

Favorite Wine: Carriage House Red

Beautiful winery! I loved this wine. It was totally worth the long trip.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Sep 03, 2007

Favorite Wine: Frontenac

September 2, 2007 - Truthfully, because of time constraints, I did not get to stay more than a few minutes. I was actually in a hurry. But the owner was so nice. I purchased 2 bottles of a dry red, untasted. He wanted me to try it anyway, so he gave me a complimentary glass of his Frontenac dry table wine. I love reds. This was no disappointment. Couldn't wait to get home to open a bottle for the evening meal. I plan to go back for a longer visit.