About Us
The Most Awarded
All-Missouri Winery
Blumenhof Winery is located on Highway 94 in the historic village of Dutzow, Missouri’s oldest German settlement, founded in 1834. Blumenhof, which in German means “Court of Flowers,” takes its name from the Blumenberg family’s ancestral farm in northwestern Germany. German heritage is also expressed in the Missouri winery’s architecture and in the warm friendly ambiance that invites visitors to “stop… and smell the Blumen.”
Blumenhof is a small, family-owned winery, with three generations of the Blumenberg family involved in producing award-winning wines. All of our wines are made from locally-grown grapes, sourced from our own vineyards and a select group of independent growers dedicated to producing exceptional grapes.
Thirty minutes from Chesterfield, less than an hour from St. Louis, and just seven miles from Augusta – feel free to pack a picnic basket and head out to Blumenhof. Our friendly and good-looking staff await your arrival.
Awards
Beginning with our first vintage in 1986, Blumenhof has been dedicated to producing and bottling an unsurpassed selection of Missouri – grown varietal wines. Over the years, these wines have won scores of awards at prominent national and international wine competitions.
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
- BEST OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL (94 POINTS) – 2015 Cabernet Franc
- SILVER MEDAL – 2017 Vignoles
INDY INTERNATIONAL
- GOLD MEDAL – 2017 Seyval
- SILVER MEDALS – 2016 Original Cyn, 2016 Crimson Cabernet, 2015 Cabernet Franc
INTERNATIONAL EASTERN
- BEST OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL – 2017 Missouri Weinland
- GOLD MEDAL – 2017 Valvin Muscat
JEFFERSON CUP
- SILVER MEDAL – 2016 Original Cyn
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2016 Crimson Cabernet, Plan B 2017, 2017 Utopia
MID-AMERICAN
- GOLD MEDALS – 2017 Rayon d’Or, La Charrette, 2017 Goldblumen
- SILVER MEDAL – Devil’s Den Red
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2016 Original Cyn, Crimson Cabernet, Plan B 2017
NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL
- BEST OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL (95 POINTS) – 2017 Valvin Muscat
- SILVER MEDAL (90 POINTS) – 2017 Missouri Weinland
- BRONZE MEDAL (84 POINTS) – 2017 Seyval
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
- SILVER MEDALS – 2016 Crimson Cabernet, 2017 Utopia
- BRONZE MEDAL – Plan B 2017
TASTERS GUILD
- DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL – 2017 Vignoles
- GOLD MEDAL – 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
- SILVER MEDALS – 2017 Seyval, 2015 Cabernet Franc, Devil’s Den Red
AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY
- DOUBLE GOLD – 2016 Rayon d’Or
- SILVER MEDAL – 2015 Original Cyn
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon & Devil’s Den Red
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
- BEST OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL (95 POINTS) – 2016 Missouri Weinland
- GOLD MEDAL (93 POINTS) – 2016 Valvin Muscat
- SILVER MEDAL – 2015 Chambourcin
MID-AMERICAN
- SILVER MEDALS – 2016 Seyval, La Charrette, 2016 Rayon d’Or
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Chambourcin, Devil’s Den Red, 2015 Original Cyn, Utopia 2016
MISSOURI WINE COMPETITION
- SILVER MEDALS – 2016 Seyval, 2016 Valvin Muscat, 2016 Vignoles, La Charrette, Utopia 2016
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Chambourcin, 2016 Missouri Weinland, 2016 Rayon d’Or, Devil’s Den Red
NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL
- BEST OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL (96 POINTS) – 2016 Vignoles
- GOLD MEDAL (95 POINTS) – 2015 Crimson Cabernet
- SILVER MEDAL (90 POINTS) – 2015 Chambourcin
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2016 Rayon d’Or, 2016 Valvin Muscat
TASTERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL
- DOUBLE GOLD MEDALS – 2015 Rayon d’Or
- GOLD MEDAL – 2016 Valvin Muscat
- SILVER MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Chambourcin
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2016 Seyval, 2016 Missouri Weinland
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
- SILVER MEDAL – 2015 Valvin Muscat
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Franc, 2014 Rayon d’Or
INTERNATIONAL EASTERN
- SILVER MEDALS – 2015 Valvin Muscat, 2013 Cabernet Franc
MID-AMERICAN
- GOLD MEDAL – Katy’s Blush
- SILVER MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Franc, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Original Cyn, Devil’s Den Red, 2015 Missouri Weinland, Plan B 2015
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2015 Seyval, 2015 Valvin Muscat, 2014 Rayon d’Or, La Charrette
MISSOURI WINE COMPETITION
- GOLD MEDAL – 2015 Missouri Weinland
- SILVER MEDAL – 2015 Seyval
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2013 Cabernet Franc, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Valvin Muscat, Devil’s Den Red, Plan B 2015, Katy’s Blush
NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL
- BEST OF VARIETAL, BEST OF CLASS GOLD MEDAL – 2015 Vignoles
- BEST OF CLASS GOLD MEDAL – 2015 Valvin Muscat
- SILVER MEDAL – 2014 Chambourcin
TASTERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL
- GOLD MEDALS – 2014 Chambourcin, 2015 Valvin Muscat
- SILVER MEDALS – 2014 Original Cyn, 2015 Seyval, Devil’s Den Red, La Charrette
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2015 Rayon d’Or, Katy’s Blush
AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2014 Seyval, 2014 Ravat 51 (now called Utopia), 2014 Rayon d’Or, 2013 Cabernet Franc
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
- SILVER MEDAL – 2014 Missouri Weinland
- BRONZE MEDAL – 2013 Rayon d’Or
MID-AMERICAN
- GOLD MEDALS – 2013 Original Cyn, 2014 Vignoles
- SILVER MEDAL – 2013 Cabernet Franc
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2014 Seyval, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
MISSOURI WINE COMPETITION
- SILVER MEDAL – 2014 Vignoles, La Charrette
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Missouri Weinland, 2013 Rayon d’Or, 2014 Ravat 51 (now called Utopia), 2013 Goldblumen
NEW WORLD INTERNATIONAL
- SILVER MEDAL – 2014 Missouri Weinland
- BRONZE MEDAL – 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
TASTERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL
- DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL – Katy’s Blush
- GOLD MEDAL – 2013 Original Cyn
- SILVER MEDALS – Devil’s Den Red, La Charrette, 2014 Missouri Weinland, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
- BRONZE MEDALS – 2013 Utopia, 2013 Rayon d’Or
Our Team
Amanda Hackmann Schriewer
Sales Manager
Mandy Hackmann Schriewer leads our Sales and Tasting Room staff with a passion for locally-grown Missouri wine, and works tirelessly on our Special Events & Wine Dinners. Mandy is the backbone of our business, and handles day to day operations in the sales room. You can find her most days in our Tasting Room.
Eric Blumenberg
Vineyard Manager
Eric Blumenberg has managed our roughly 25 acres of vines since 2007, during that time Eric has created and lead our Vineyard Revitalization Program. He’s an advocate for growing vinifera (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other traditional European varieties) in Missouri. Eric tends the vines with an eye towards quality over quantity, and as his father Mark says, “Great wine starts in the vineyard.”
Mark Blumenberg
Winemaker
Mark Blumenberg (our founder and winemaker) started Blumenhof Winery with his father, Jim Blumenberg in 1979. Starting as grape growers, Mark and Jim Blumenberg were instrumental in the founding of the Missouri Grape Grower’s Association and the Missouri Weinstrasse. Mark designed the Germanic-style building that he has made wine in since 1986. Since then, Mark has produced hundreds of award winning wines over 30 vintages.
Our Vineyards
Blumenberg Family Vineyard
Treloar, Missouri
Established in 1979 – the Blumenberg Family Vineyard is our largest vineyard with approximately 20 acres planted. It sits high above the Missouri River, near the village of Treloar. This Estate Vineyard (fully owned and managed by Blumenhof) has deep, well-drained soils that are rich with mineral deposits from ancient glacial ice sheets.
Varieties grown at this vineyard: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Cynthiana (a.k.a. “Norton”), Rayon d’Or, Seyval Blanc, Valvin Muscat, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles and new/experimental varieties.
Blumenhof Vineyard
Dutzow, Missouri
Our second Estate Vineyard was started shortly after opening the winery in Dutzow. This vineyard is on the same property as the winery. It’s located very close to the bluff that overlooks the Katy Trail and features rich, deep soils. Cool air tends to settle in the valley near the winery in the evenings, making this site noticeably cooler than our other Estate Vineyard.
Varieties grown at this vineyard: primarily Vignoles and Chambourcin, with a few rows of experimental varieties.
Greene Family Vineyard
St. James, Missouri
The Greene Family Vineyard is a small vineyard located near St. James, Missouri that primarily grows Vignoles. This vineyard is roughly 60 miles from our winery, and is the most distant vineyard that we purchase grapes from. The Greene Family Vineyard is in the Ozark Highlands AVA (American Viticultural Area) and produces some of the best Vignoles grapes in the state.
Sandy Ridge Vineyard
New Haven, Missouri
Sandy Ridge Vineyard is only 8 miles southwest of our main Estate Vineyard – on the southern side of the Missouri River. The soil at Sandy Ridge is much more sparse than our vineyard in Treloar. The meager soil at this site forces the vine’s roots to delve deep for moisture and nutrients. Sandy Ridge is perfectly suited for the new grape variety Crimson Cabernet – the sole variety they grow.
