Charleville Vineyard

My wife and I have been taking weekend trips to the Ste. Genevieve area for quite a few years now, and Charleville Vineyard has always been one of our regular stops when we’re in the area.
Truthfully, Charleville deserves a solid 3.5 stars in my book, but since Unilocal doesn’t give me that option, I had to make a tough decision as to whether I should rate it a 3 or a 4. In the end, I went with 3 stars, because while there are some things that I truly love about this place, there are also quite a few areas where I believe Charleville consistently comes up short.
Location — Out of all the wineries on the Route de Vin, Charleville is by far the most difficult to get to. It’s the furthest from town, and to get there you have to wind down a gravel road for several miles, then up a fairly steep gravel driveway. Rating: 3.
Atmosphere — Charleville’s tasting room sits atop a hill with a stunning view of the surrounding countryside. It is without a doubt one of the most picturesque wineries in Missouri, so naturally its patio is one of my favorite places to sit outside and have some drinks. The tasting room itself is nothing special, but in all honesty it doesn’t have to be with an outdoor space such as theirs. They also have a very nice 2-​room (shared bathroom) B&B onsite, which looks to be a great place for a small group of friends or 2 couples to stay at. Rating: 4.
Wine & Beer — One of my favorite aspects of Charleville is that it’s both a winery and a microbrewery. On my most recent visit I learned that the winemaster and brewmaster are actually the same guy! But if I’m being completely honest, he needs to stick with beer. Sadly, the wine at Charleville is terrible. I’m not saying that because it’s a «Missouri wine»… I actually enjoy a lot of wineries around the state. I’m saying that because the wine just isn’t well made. The beer, on the other hand, is excellent! Everything I’ve tried from Charleville has been well made, with my favorites being the Tripel Wit, Barley Wine, and the Box of Chocolates. Ratings: Wine — 2, Beer — 4
Service — This is where Charleville has been hit-​or-​miss for me. I’ve had times in which I’ve really enjoyed the tasting room experience and had great conversations with the staff, and other times when I felt the workers were just unfriendly. On the most recent visit, I witnessed the owner and the brewmaster get into a huge screaming match in front of everyone in the tasting room. It made both the staff and customers really uncomfortable. Rating: 2 (but has been as good as a 4 on occasion)
All told, I really do like Charleville. I’ve just learned that when I go, it’s not to hang out in the tasting room as I do at some other wineries or breweries. I’m there to get some great beer and enjoy the beautiful view from the patio.

Beautiful, small, and everybody was very friendly. They have a winery as well as a microbrewery. You can bring your own food as well. A little bit difficult to get to, but worth it! They have a great chauvin. Don’t love their red wines, mainly because Missouri usually does it too sweet!

Was just looking for a nice get away from the city and wanted to stay at a bed and breakfast. A friend recommended this place. It’s not bad, the woman was kind enough but seemed bothered by the fact we were the only ones here. I guess it’s my fault really for bringing my pregnant fiancé to a bed and breakfast that’s at a winery. Although we like beer and wine figured we would get a cool lil tour and explanation of how they do everything here. Maybe take a few bottles home?! Nope… Place is scenic with nice a nice view. I think that this place is nice but can’t speak about how it is during peak season. I guess since we were the only people here I would of like to have felt more VIP ish and a warm reception not like we were troubling them for being here. If your not coming to drink AND staying in the B&B then this isnt your bed and breakfast get away. 3 star for that VIP welcoming feeling and 4 star for coolness of the place being so rustic

Best sangrias ever, great place to sit back and chill!!! The owners are great to talk to,
Next time here I want to try some of the beers they make on site, if they’re as good as the wines and sangrias, I’ll have to rent a room in one of the beautiful cabins the have here!!!

This one was a bit of a trek to get to, but was certainly an awesome stop! If you are into both wine and beer, this is a good spot for you. As with most of St. Genevieve, the prices here are quite reasonable, the beers are pretty good here (I was particularly fond of their half-​wit and triple-​wit beers), sangria was refreshing, and the view was spectacular. They also served some excellent cheese and meats. Everyone here was also quite friendly (some locals actually gave us some more recommendations of places to check out nearby, which certainly enhanced our experience. I would certainly recommend this spot to just about anyone.

Our family visited the Brewery at Charleville this past Sat. Rainy day didn’t spoil an excellent day spent at the Brewery location. Staff very friendly and helpful. Excellent selection of beers and scenery was tremendous! Very laid back vibes with a pup and two dogs romping and playing throughout the brewery inside and out. Small crowd and no craziness or drunkeness. Great place to visit and visit with family and friends. Highly recommend a visit here. It’s located back in the woods and up a hill but well worth the drive. Will definitely return to this brewery!

One of my fave Ste. Gen spots!
We’ve been a few times, and I’ve always enjoyed the wine, and beer especially.
On our visit just this past weekend I tried the Ale Mucho Hoppo — how can you resist a Double IPA with that name?! Box of Chocolate and the Tripel Wit are also great tries.
They do flights and individual samples (that are bigger than most other brewery sample sizes). I’m into the beer, since I prefer that over MO-​wine, just in general, but it’s cool to visit a place that makes both.
There is even a mile or so long trail that you can take to Chaumette winery, which is fun for walking or even mountain biking through to.

If you are a beer lover this is the place to be. They make the absolute best beer in the midwest. Great atmosphere. No snooty wine people here this is beer central. If you like beer you have to visit charleville. The owners are extremely friendly. Try the coffee beer, it is the best. Great prices for sample flight and big glasses.

We stopped by on a rainy Saturday afternoon and I’ve just got to say, this vineyard looks absolutely stunning. Yes, we did go before it was officially spring, so it wasn’t as luscious as it normally is, but still absolutely gorgeous.
One pro about this is that they also have a microbrewery. So, if you’re coming with a few friends who don’t like wine, this might be the place to take them. They do have great hiking trails nearby too if you’re looking for something to do that is not quite ethanol related. All in all, a great stop and great for some new pictures. Definitely a much when you’re in Sainte Genevieve.

The best places you visit manage to hit the «Wow» factor on multiple levels. For me, part of the experience is dealing with the windy dirt roads you’ll have to take to get to the property. It isn’t TOO far off route WW, and the quality of road is good enough for any vehicle to manage. When you reach the top of the hill, you will be glad you took the detour to Charleville: the property is absolutely stunning, with a beautiful panorama overlooking a private meadow.
However, beautiful views alone do not make for a great winery. It’s all about the wine. Having grown up in CA, I feel like I have a decent (admittedly far from perfect) sense of what makes for a good wine. I’m generally not a big fan of really sweet wine, which is almost exclusively what you tend to encounter in the eastern states. Well, I don’t know they’ve done it, but this is place is pushing out top-​notch dry wines. I tried a dry white and a dry red, and both were epic. Even their sweet wines were really reserved and classy.
To boot, the folks working here are absolutely charming and seemed generally interested in learning about their customers and sharing their own experiences. Charleville is almost certainly the premier beverage establishment in Ste. Genevieve.

We’ve visited this winery several times over the years. We love the location, think the view is spectacular, and don’t even mind the drive. What we have come to dislike is the grumpy staff. We have been with different groups, both in size and composition, and are never particularly loud or obnoxious. We’ve given it a few tries, but are tired of feeling unwelcome or bothersome. We will take this one off the tour and stick with places like Chaumette where the atmosphere is much more inviting.

Fellow cross country parents stopped by this winery on the way home from the annual meet in Jackson, MO. What a delight!
We made sure to be prepared with a lovely picnic lunch which was enhanced by the delicious beer and suprisingly delicious white wine. In general, I just can’t get into the Missouri wine thing — everything always seems to sweet for me. However, this wine was the exception.
The view was spectacular. We were there in September; I’m sure the scenery is absolutey fantabulous in fall.
It’s a little out of the way, but a worthwhile destination.

This beautiful Winery was where my husband proposed to me. We came early as the fog was rising. The drive up the long dirt road added a much anticipation to our last and final Winery in Ste. Genevieve. I was impressed with the view and how quiet and calm the atmosphere was. The staff were friendly and did not mind us walking around.
This had to be my favorite winery!

One of my favorite wineries in Saint Gen! I recently visited Charleville and was pretty darn impressed. I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into because I was following someone there, and we were basically off-​roading. We took a gravel road uphill for a good ten minutes, and there was only room for one car to go through at a time so it was interesting trying to deal with other cars coming down. It was crazytown. Quite relieved when we made it up!
We had such a warm welcome when the owner came up to say hello and explain how everything worked. You could taste wine outside on a little ledge on one of the buildings, or you could go inside to try beer, get snacks, etc. We tried several beers (the guy doing the tastings was so nice & informative!) and I went with the Strawberry Blonde. Smelled like strawberries which was good enough for me, and the beer itself was crisp and refreshing. We also snagged a platter for $ 15 that had sausage, cheeses, crackers, and an apple… perfect!
The views outside are just breathtaking but the only part I didn’t love was the little spider issue we dealt with. Daddy long legs kept getting on me and I could barely relax since I’m so afraid of insects. I’m not blaming Charleville, we were outside for crying out loud, but other places often have concrete under their tables… this one doesn’t unless you’re on the patio. So just be aware that you might have some creepy crawly friends. Shudder…
On the way out I grabbed some homemade black bean & corn salsa and it might be the best salsa I’ve ever had. This place is so great and definitely worthy of a visit if you’re looking for a winery!

How does this place have 5 stars and Chaumette only has 4?
Like many, I visited Charleville after visiting nearby Chaumette. It’s not as pretty, it’s not as nice, they charge you a $ 4 deposit on glassware and some of the staff was grumpy with my group.
I will say that the drive to this winery is beautiful. Some wild turkeys ran past my car as I was approaching, not to mention the bucolic views of cows grazing in pastures. Definitely worth a visit, but not nearly as nice as Chaumette.

Charleville vineyards is one of my favorite wineries and micro breweries in Ste. Gen! Everyone there is so nice! Although I usually end up buying a bottle of two or wine to take home, I wouldn’t say the wine is my absolute favorite, but it gets the job done!
This place is quaint, with a pretty view! It is a little far out, but I say it’s totally worth it! I would recommend it at one of the first stops on your winery tour. The atmosphere and the fact that you can bring food (no outside drinks) makes this a must visit on your trip to Ste. Gen!

Some friends and I stopped in on a rainy Thursday afternoon to enjoy some of their fine beers. They were very slow and we were treated like kings. They even gave us a tour of the brewery. They beer is fantastic! I really enjoyed the Box of Chocolates, and the vertical tasting that we did of the 2008, 2009, & 2010 Barley wines. We enjoyed it so much that we came back Friday and Saturday. The atmosphere there is very warm and the people there are the best. I look forward to another trip back to Charleville again very soon.

Charleville was our second stop along the wine trail and let me just warn you it is WAY out there. It’s along the same road as Chaumette, just further down. But you have to turn off the main road and drive for what seems like forever down a gravel road. I wouldn’t necessarily make the trek again, but my husband loved that it was also a brewery. Again, I didn’t find any wines to my liking, but the tasting was free so you can’t beat that. The tasting room has a pretty big bar and they sell an assortment of snacks and knick knacks.
There is a covered patio that overlooks the rolling hills. Definitely a great view. And there are ceiling fans so it’s not miserable to sit outside even when it’s scorching. There are also plenty of seats out in the open. I think they even have lodging there.

After visiting several regions of France, it is hard to find a comparable landscape here in the U.S. Well, a tiny part of Southern Missouri is almost there, with the rolling, green hills, and vineyards. We discovered this charming winery/​brewery thanks to a friend we visited down in St. Genevieve. The staff was very friendly, the singer/​songwriter set a nice tone, and there is complimentary wine tasting, which helped me decide on their ’08 Norton. It was raining, and all of the tables were occupied, so we made ourselves comfy on the big porch of the guest house. We sat there for about 3 hours soaking up the scenery and listening to the music. It’s a nice escape from the city. We are looking forward to spending a weekend down at Charleville. I believe guest rooms are reasonable.

Charleville is a small winery and microbrewery located amongst many of the up and coming wineries in Sainte Genevieve County. They have a tasting room with a small gift shop. They offer complimentary tastings of handcrafted microbrewed beers and wines from their vineyard (they will ask for a $ 4 deposit on souvenir wine glasses that you can choose to keep).
Charleville is well known for their famous Half Wit Wheat Ale. I am personally sold on their new Oatmeal Stout. They serve it from two different taps. It is so chocolaty, creamy, and dreamy. Unfortunately, unlike the Half Wit Ale (sold in stores everywhere), the Oatmeal Stout is new and can only be purchased at Charleville.
Sainte Genevieve County is worth the one hour and fifteen minute drive. There are at least 7 wineries within a five mile stretch, several restaurants, villas, spas, and bed & breakfasts. The views are phenomenal.