Take a look behind the label of this year’s Best of Class Fruit wine from Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery! This year their Apple Cranberry took home the Best of Class recognition at the 2025 Missouri Governor’s Cup Wine Competition. Keep reading to learn about the unique and meaningful story behind this label.

Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery is located southeast of Kansas City. The winery’s name comes from a 1920s stone house that sat on farmland the Euritt family purchased in 1981. Brett Euritt, current owner and winemaker, remembers the building fondly. His family used the old house as a base camp while transforming the property into a winery. Although the building has since been modified, three of its original stone walls remain and make up the winery’s tasting room.  

The family found inspiration for their logo in the vineyard. While planting their first vineyards in the early 1980s, one grape vine in particular caught their attention. The vine with twisted branches and several shoots was described as “perfect” and soon became the winery’s symbol. This symbol is now shown on all of their wine labels, including the recent Best of Class winner, their Apple Cranberry wine. The wine is made up of a blend of 3 different apples and cranberry and is then slow cold fermented. If you like a mulled wine, try making it with this recipe! This wine is encased in a frosted bottle, making it a seasonal wine perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This wine is Brett’s dad’s original recipe from when the winery was first opened. It has been made for 30 years, and the 30^th anniversary for the winery is coming up this January!

Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery was founded as and continues to grow as a family-owned and-operated business since 1996. Viticulture and the art of winemaking have continued to be the family’s passion through the years and is now on the second generation of the family. 

Stonehaus Farms Vineyard & Winery is a must visit and their Apple Cranberry is a must try wine!