What a weekend! Mike and I are still feeling incredibly blessed—and honestly, a little overwhelmed—as we look back on our 3rd Annual Irish Festival: Shenanigans in the Hills. This year, we rebranded the festival and made some changes to the logistics and layout, and we couldn’t be happier with how it came together. But more
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Sláinte from the Rileys! What a crazy couple of months it has been at Shamrock Hills! Since our last newsletter in August, we’ve harvested grapes from five different blocks of our vineyard, driven I-don’t-even-know-how-many miles chasing down grapes from local growers, got a son successfully married off, and planned and pulled off our 3rd Annual
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Sláinte from the Rileys! ☘️ Someone blinked—and suddenly summer is almost over and harvest is right around the corner! Before we dive into grape picking, crushing, and all the craziness that comes with harvest, we wanted to take a minute to celebrate what an incredible year it’s been. We produced 13 wines and entered 11
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Saturday, October 3rd | 12:00–7:00 PM | Shamrock Hills Vineyard & Winery Get ready to grab your green and join us for our 3rd Annual Irish Fest—and trust us, this one is shaping up to be our best one yet! Tickets will be $20 each and go on sale soon, so keep an eye out
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Two Shamrock Hills wines receive gold medals and Best of Class honors EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. — Shamrock Hills Vineyard & Winery is celebrating an exceptional showing at the 2026 Missouri Governor’s Cup Wine Competition, earning recognition for all 11 wines entered and bringing home 13 total awards. The winery received four gold medals, six silver
It has been quite a journey over the past 3½ years for Shamrock Hills Vineyard & Winery, and Mike and I are incredibly grateful for the love, support, and encouragement we have received from our community along the way. As we look back on how far we’ve come, we are excited for the future and
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Thank you to all of our Wine Club members who joined us for our 2026 Spring Wine Release Party on Sunday, June 7, at Shamrock Hills! We closed the winery to the public for the day to celebrate our valued Wine Club members with an afternoon filled with new wine releases, thoughtfully paired tapas, live
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You’ve probably heard us describe wines as dry, off-dry, semi-sweet, or sweet—but what do those terms really mean? It all starts during fermentation. As grapes ferment, natural sugars are converted into alcohol. From the very beginning, the winemaker is shaping the final profile of the wine—including how sweet (or not) it will be. There are a couple of
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This easy chicken and mushroom pasta is the perfect choice for both relaxed weeknights and cozy weekend dinners. Paired with our award-winning Chardonel, the wine doesn’t just complement the dish—it enhances it, brightening the sauce with a subtle citrus lift that brings every flavor into balance. Ingredients • 1 pkg of raw chicken tenders 2
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With snow in the forecast, it’s hard to believe that pruning season is right around the corner. Yet February typically marks the start of pruning in our vineyard. Proper pruning is one of the most important factors in producing high-quality Missouri wine, and it’s a task we take very seriously. Over the past year, Mike
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