Missouri’s 2017 Show Me Grape and Wine Conference
The Show Me State has a Show Me wine conference for the second year in a row. The University of Missouri’s Grape and Wine Institute (GWI) is staging its Show Me Grape and Wine...
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America’s Wine Heartland: Hermann, Missouri
Originally published in WineTouristMagazine.com Few places in America combine wine and history like Hermann, Missouri. Relatively few wine drinkers know that Missouri has a thriving wine industry of about 130 wineries and during the...
Les Bourgeois Norton Goes to Hollywood
Norton wine has debuted on the silver screen. For a few minutes, a bottle of Les Bourgeois Vineyards Norton, takes center-stage in the 2014 mystery-thriller movie, Gone Girl, that stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. From...
Missouri Wine Girl Gets Social
Danene Beedle, Marketing Director for the Missouri Wine & Grape Board is a huge fan of social media and an advocate for what it can do to promote Midwest wineries and engage customers. From...
Midwest Wine Trails Lead to Missouri
Missouri has seen the number of wineries in the state grow from 50 to 118 since 2005. Missouri also has more wine trails than any other state in the Midwest. Teah Hopper, a marketing specialist...
Robert Merletti Previews Midwest Wine Conference
The 2013 Midwest Grape & Wine Conference & Trade Show is taking place in St. Charles, Missouri, from February 7-9. The conference, hosted by Vineyard & Winery Management, is the third largest event of...
Baltimore Bend Vineyard’s Standout Vignoles
During the drive back from a weekend trip in Missouri, Midwest Wine Press dropped in on family owned, Baltimore Bend Vineyard and Winery in Waverly. Still an hour from home near Kansas City, a...
Missouri’s Newest Wine Trail Hosts First Event
The Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail, has its first event this weekend. The food and wine pairing celebration, ‘A Taste of the Holidays,” is taking place from 12 to 5 p.m. today and Sunday. The six wineries...
Doug Frost in KC Star on MO Wine Winners
In today’s Kansas City Star, midwest wine expert Doug Frost admits that it’s hard to keep track of all the wineries from Missouri that are winning national awards. Wineries in the western part of...
Norton Grape Harvest & Crush at Jowler Creek
Norton is one of the last grapes to be harvested in the Midwest. Below are pictures from today’s Norton grape harvest and crush at Jowler Creek Vineyard, near Platte City in Missouri. Winemaker Jason...