Columbia Food and Wine Festival Kick's Off Saturday!

The Columbia Food and Wine Festival begins tomorrow!
Check out a recent interview with Columbia's own Fred Perry and Mark Reardon on KMOX in St. Louis. http://tinyurl.com/mpmn3r

Eight days of delicious wines, food, friends and festivities!
Saturday, June 20th-Sip and Shop
Sunday, June 21st-Tour de Columbia progressive dinner
Monday, June 22nd-Wine and Art
Tuesday, June 23rd-Wine Dinners
Wednesday, June 24th-Private Wine Dinner
Thursday, June 25th-Wine Dinners
Friday, June 26th-Wine Concert
Saturday, June 27th-Grand Tasting

Check out Missouri wines during each event and be sure to stop by the Norton Lounge at next Saturday's Grand Tasting! What a fantastic wine week here in Columbia! I can hardly wait! See you there!

Norton Wine Trail, Here We Come!

I love Norton. This tasty grape makes a delicious, rich, bold and fruity dry red wine! What’s not to love about Missouri’s state grape? So when I heard that the Hermann Wine Trail was celebrating spring with a Norton Wine Trail event, I said “count me in!”

This weekend, May 2nd and 3rd (Saturday and Sunday) you can experience all this grape has to offer! The six wineries on the Trail offer a Norton educational experience and Norton wine samples paired with food items. I’m anxious to try Adam Puchta’s Duck Pate’ and Hermannhof’s Pears with Fontina Cheese.

Look for JP and me on the Wine Trail Sunday. It’s been awhile since we’ve had an adventure, and who better to add to our outing than Norton! See you in Hermann!

Happy Three Trails To You!

When my cell phone caller ID shows up “Bret Fahrmeier” I know that something is going in Lexington at Three Trails Winery. And today was no exception. Catching up on their new promotional materials and upcoming events at the winery, Bret shared that they just finished bottling their sweet raspberry wine. “It tastes just like fresh picked raspberries” Bret said.

Fahrmeier Family Farms is known for their fresh vegetables and herbs, fresh fruit, huge greenhouses, plants, flowers and 50 acre pumpkin patch. In late 2008 they added a winery to their operation. Brother’s Brandon and Bret work with Ohio Native Kristofer Sperry to make your farm experience one of a kind.

In January of this year I had the pleasure of serving wine at the Agritourism conference with Bret (see photo above.) He introduced me to their wines and I naturally found a favorite. Their “Lewis” is a Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah blend. It’s delightful!

Now that spring is here, I’m anxious to visit the Three Trails Winery at Fahrmeier Farms, enjoy some produce, pick up some fresh herbs and taste that raspberry wine. Until then-keep the calls coming Bret!