The White Rose Irish Bed & Breakfast and Winery

The White Rose Irish Bed & Breakfast and Winery was a family-owned estate in Carthage, Missouri, run by Jim and Jan O'Haro. The property centered on a 1900 white limestone house, originally part of a 2,000-acre Hereford ranch and later a 1,000-acre dairy farm, set on ten acres with a four-acre vineyard planted in 1999. The O'Haros released their first wines in 2003 and farmed by hand, pruning, spraying, and picking without machinery while avoiding insecticides. They made wine without added sulfites, starting fermentation with native yeast, using extended maceration, pressing with a hand-powered basket press, and aging in French oak barrels for up to two years. Their lineup included Norton, Chambourcin, St. Vincent, Marechal Foch, Cabernet Franc, Villard Noir, Pinotage, Cayuga White, and Chardonel, with the Norton winning gold at the 2014 Lone Star International Wine Competition. The experience combined parlor wine tastings, formal Irish breakfasts, vintner's dinners for up to twelve guests, and four bed-and-breakfast rooms. The White Rose is now permanently closed; the O'Haros retired and sold the property after nearly two decades.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.