About Us

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The story of the winery begins on May 25, 1839, when Adam Puchta, a lad of seven, along with his father John Henry Puchta, step-mother, brother and three stepsisters left the port of Hamburg, Germany for the United States.

Upon the family's arrival in Hermann they settled on a 40-acre tract of land adjacent to the land on which the winery is located. Adam's father built a one-room log cabin, approximately 16' x 20' for his family and a small wine cellar with a press house over it. He purchased the land in 1841 and in 1849 purchased 40 more acres, which is now part of the winery farm.
Adam and his brother worked on the farm until the spring of 1853, when the Puchta brothers left Hermann for California in quest of gold and riches. Less than two years after his departure from Hermann, Adam returned to Hermann.

February 28, 1855, Adam purchased 40 acres of land from his father, built a small log cabin and began clearing land for crops and vineyards. In 1855 he produced his first wine using wild grapes and grapes from his father's vineyard.
In the 1880s Adam's son Henry joined him in the family farm winery business and operated under the name of Adam Puchta & Son Wine Company. He began to expand the winery's production.

During prohibition, Adam and Henry continued to make wine for family use from a few retained vines, elderberries, blackberries, and even dandelions.
In 1989 Randolph and his son Timothy Puchta, began planning the reopening of the Adam Puchta Winery as a commercial enterprise. This was Timothy's dream, and with his father's encouragement and support, that dream was realized when sales and shipment of wine once again began in 1990.

Today Adam Puchta Winery has a production capacity of 62,000 gallons. Adam Puchta wines have won many awards in Missouri, as well as nationally and internationally.