Italian immigrants settled in the St. James area of the Meramec Highlands in the late 1800s. The railroad carried them to new and inexpensive land where the immigrants built a life and eventually began to use their agricultural knowledge to grow high-quality Concord grapes.
This community of wine makers helped make Missouri the second largest wine producing state in the U.S. until prohibition wiped out the family wineries that had come to define the region.As Missouri wines began to comeback in the 1960s, Jim and Pat Hofherr decided to re-establish the craft of wine making in St. James.
This community of wine makers helped make Missouri the second largest wine producing state in the U.S. until prohibition wiped out the family wineries that had come to define the region.As Missouri wines began to comeback in the 1960s, Jim and Pat Hofherr decided to re-establish the craft of wine making in St. James.
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For nearly 50 years, St. James Winery has produced unique regional wines. Our hard work in the vineyards and winery has paid off. Today, St. James Winery is the largest and most awarded winery in Missouri. St. James Winery is consistently one of the top five gold medal winning wineries in the country.
Reviews (25)
Topsy Kretts
Jan 02, 2022
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There are 3 wineries located within walking distance of each other. This particular winery happens to be my neighbor and over time I've found that this winery doesn't care about your purchase as much as they do about your experience and whether you'll tell a friend about it or not. It's nothing but the best for this winery's clientele. Wine tasting with a touch of class, knowledge, humor, and the sense of urgency they create that makes you want to return each time you visit Branson Missouri. I can't recall even the slightest unsatisfactory experience when I think of my personal experiences with
David L. Theimer
Jan 01, 2022
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Mariah Fenwick
Dec 17, 2021
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Frank Taylor
Dec 12, 2021
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Tiffany T.
Dec 05, 2021
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Allie H.
Nov 24, 2021
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We picked St. James on a whim and so glad we did! We enjoy wine tastings often, but this one is probably the best I've been too! Lance was knowledgeable, funny, and creative! He listened to what we wanted, adjusted, and even made the pickiest drinker among us happy! We left with a full case to take home! If you are around for the holidays, be sure to check out the cranberry and Lance at St. James!
Danelle
Oct 30, 2021
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We enjoyed the wine tasting with Nick. You are given a list of wine options and select 5 different wines. A few oyster crackers are offered to cleanse the pallet as well as some tiny chocolate chips for a few wines. We enjoyed the wines enough we bought a case! We did not try the restaurant. We did have quite a wait to check out with 3 staff watching instead of helping. They have a nice gift shop also.
Jessica Penn
Oct 18, 2021
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We came to the winery during our friends trip and had several bottles of wine between us. The BBQ pizza is so good, the wine was great, but our waitress Karissa was the best! She is personable, professional, and has the patience of a saint to be able to deal with a bunch of inebriated people like she does. We had a great time. Ask for Karissa and tip her well!
Missy W.
Sep 27, 2021
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Stacey
Aug 25, 2021
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Mumzy H.
Aug 24, 2021
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I was visiting friends in Missouri and we wanted to go wine tasting. Over the week we went to St James three times and were NEVER disappointed. Sadly, I spent waaaaay too much money there because I bought several bottles each visit! The food is excellent; room for improvement on the menu otherwise this is a five star establishment all the way around. Go to St James; you'll be glad you did. BTW ---killer pizza, order one! And the meatball appetizer! Umm umm good!!!
Erin Squires
Aug 18, 2021
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There were six of us last night, August 13th 2021. We did the VIP wine tasting with Bailey as our host. She was amazing! Full of knowledge, friendly, warm, relatable, made the experience really nice. We ordered a sampler platter, the artichoke and spinach dip and two bottles of wine after the tasting and went to the restaurant area to conversate and enjoy the rest of our time there. However the bartender and the waitress that was there were rude and rushed us through our meal because they were ready to close the doors. Mind you there was at least one other table there that was not being rushed
Justine M.
Jul 22, 2021
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Great wine, super friendly staff, and awesome food is why we visited four days in a row. Everything we ate from the brick oven pizza to the chicken nachos, meatballs, and cheesecake was delicious!! So flavorful and seasoned well. Although the hotel we stayed at was just alright, I would stay there again just so I can walk across the parking lot to St. James Winery every day.
Tim C.
Jul 15, 2021
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Do Not try to eat here!! We arrived before 7pm. (The woman who seated us was a little too adamant about us keeping our ID always on the table) ....so we waited And waited and waited till just before 8pm ...... the woman finally returned and said sorry the kitchen is closed...... I can't speak for the wine but do not try to eat here.... No one even took our drink order..... we will never return
Asenath N.
Jul 15, 2021
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Jul 01, 2021
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Annabelle Guillory
Jun 25, 2021
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We had an incredible experience at St James Winery. We started off with an enjoyable Wine Tasting with Todd who was extremely knowledgeable as well as entertaining. Next we headed to the lovely patio and were fortunate to have Elisha the Manager wait on us and the Brick Oven Veggie Pizza was AMAZING 😁👍❤️
Jen K.
Jun 21, 2021
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It was my family's first time visiting Branson, so my mom and I decided to check out this winery as one of our first stops. The staff were very friendly, welcoming, and super attentive. We stopped by for a wine tasting and had dinner afterwards. Brad helped us out with our wine tasting. Wine tasting here is free and we were able to try out a few wines and ended up finding a few that we liked. The wine was delicious. Everyone there was super knowledgeable and helpful in picking out the wine that would fit best with us. We ended up trying out their Ultimate Vegetarian pizza and it was to die
Shana Fields
May 12, 2021
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Kara H.
Nov 27, 2019
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I went to all the wineries here in Branson, and this one is my absolute favorite. Our wine tender J.C was knowledgeable and friendly, and gave us multiple suggestions about wines to taste based on our preferences, all of which were spot on. Free WiFi at the bar so I could write my reviews without busting through all my data (which my hotel doesn't even offer but that's another review). The wines were all delicious, but my favorites were the velvet oak (a fruit leaning red with a slight oak flavor- so smooth!) And the peach mango blended together- gives a lot of texture to the two wines
Connie C.
Aug 11, 2019
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Andrew M.
Jul 19, 2019
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Marna S.
Oct 06, 2018
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Read a lot of reviews and decided to give this place a try. Had reservation at 5, arrived at 5 and was promptly seated. Waitress arrived with water and menus. Because of the reviews on the apricots stuffed with goat cheese and bacon wrapped I ordered two and ate both, yummy (actually the star of my dinner). Salads were meh, prime rib was ok (although it lacked seasoning), potatos were meh along with the green beans. Dessert was chocolate mousse (bitter) and creme brûlée (made better at home). I can say I tried St James Vineyard but I will not be returning.
Rebekah G.
Jul 04, 2018
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Very good! We got a voucher to come for a free pizza. Definitely worth it! Wine tasting is free (so says one of the servers) and they have plenty to choose from. If we come back, we'll try the wine tasting part as well. Pizza was good enough for today!
They only have small and large pizzas. A small can easily feed 2!
They only have small and large pizzas. A small can easily feed 2!
Christin S.
Jun 14, 2018
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My mom and I did a wine tasting and lunch at St James, and it was all great! The wine tasting was free, and you tip your server which was nice. We tried 5 wines each, and I liked all of them except peach which was not my favorite. I had 2 dry reds, a sweet red, a sweet white, and peach. Then we had lunch there too which was also very good. We had the Cali bacon ranch wood-fired pizza. Overall we had such a nice time, and everything was very reasonably priced. I would definitely go back!
