All Shopping in Ste. Genevieve County

Chateau Sainte Genevieve – Grape-Growing Passion on the Missouri Terroir Just outside Ste. Genevieve, where rolling hills meet fertile valleys and the tradition of viticulture stretches back to the town’s French colonial roots, Chateau Sainte Genevieve stands as a testament to what happens when genuine passion for winemaking combines with relentless pursuit of quality. Here, every wine is crafted and bottled on-site, right alongside several acres of vineyards — a true winery where you can literally see the vines that produced the wine in your glass. Grape-Growers and Winemakers at Heart Walk into Chateau Sainte Genevieve and you’ll quickly understand what sets this winery apart: authenticity. The people making your wine aren’t following corporate formulas or chasing trends— they’re grape-growers and winemakers at heart, with mud on their boots and juice stains on their clothes. This isn’t marketing language; it’s reality. These are people who get their hands dirty in the vineyard, who monitor weather patterns and soil conditions, who make countless small decisions throughout the growing season that ultimately determine wine quality. This hands-on, from-the-ground-up approach to winemaking creates wines with genuine character and a sense of place. When you taste a wine at Chateau Sainte Genevieve, you’re tasting Read more…

Sassafras Creek Originals – Where Early American Life Directory Craftsmen Create Heirloom Quality in an 1850 General Store At 311 St. Marys Road in the heart of Sainte Geneviève’s historic district, Sassafras Creek Originals occupies the circa 1850 Brooks House—a two-story brick building transformed into colonial-era general store where owner Kandye Mahurin (selected for Early American Life Magazine’s Directory of Traditional American Craftsmen eight consecutive years) and fellow Directory-juried artisans showcase hand-crafted Colonial/Primitive Early American folk art that meets museum-curator standards for authenticity, scholarship, and period-appropriate materials and techniques. This isn’t a shop selling colonial-style imports from overseas factories—Sassafras Creek’s rigorous quality standard requires that at least 75% of merchandise is American-made, with vendors carefully selected from the prestigious Early American Life Directory, ensuring every game board, bandbox, redware plate, woven coverlet, piece of tinware, and folk art creation represents genuine traditional craftsmanship using period materials, tools, and techniques that curators at Colonial Williamsburg, living history museums, and motion picture producers rely on for authentic period pieces. Step inside rooms arranged like an old-time general store and discover heirloom-quality handcrafts preserving American artisan traditions rapidly disappearing in the digital age. The Early American Life Directory: Museum-Quality Standard Sassafras Creek Originals’ Read more…