Curling Vine Winery (f/k/a Stone Hill Winery) - If the kids do happen to be vacationing with you, this is a family friendly winery. You can learn about how champagne is bottled, then go to the wine tasting room, where you will learn about various kinds of wine. There is grape juice for the kids. You can go to the gift shop and buy a bottle of your favorite wine to take home with you.
Mount Pleasant Winery - Mount Pleasant is only a half a block from Curling Wine Vinery. They offer free wine tasting as well, except for the Estate wines, which cost $5.00 to try. You can bottle your own dessert wine for $9.95. You can also take a self-guided art tour. If you're interested in learning more about wine than just a casual tasting, you can take the Wine 101 class for $9.99 where you can learn about pairing wine and food.
Lindwedel Wine Garden - If you're interested in tasting wines in the great outdoors where the grapes grow, Lindwedel Wine Garden is the place. The vineyard offers live music on Sundays in May and June. You can also host parties and weddings at Lindwedel.
If you enjoy alcoholic beverages with more of a kick, there are two places you can visit to see how liquor is made.
Missouri Mountain Moonshine - This is located at Branson Landing. There are various types of moonshine you can sample before you purchase. You can also eat yummy BBQ as well. There are other cocktails available as well as moonshine, and you can purchase t-shirts to commemmorate your visit.
Copper Run Distillery - At the Copper Run Distillery, you can sample rum, moonshine, and whiskey. It's the first legal distillery in the Ozarks since Prohibition ended in 1933. Other cocktails are available for purchase, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. If you need a place to hold a special event, there is a lounge available to rent. Copper Run is located in Walnut Shade, Missouri.
Most of the higher end restaurants in Branson offer alcoholic beverages. If you're looking for some late night fun after an 8:00 PM show, head to Branson Landing and to Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub or to Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar and Grille.
I hope this gives you some ideas about fun adult things to do on your Branson vacation. Thanks for reading! See you next time!
Diane
