Mount Pleasant Estates Announces Record Sales
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Mark Ganchiff
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July 13, 2012
Mount Pleasant Estates Winery in Augusta, MO reported record sales for fiscal year 2011. Sales increased 19% on a year-over-year basis to $3.55 million for 2011. Both retail and event sales increased during the period. Private event sales increased 8.2% to $367,430. Investments in improving private event space resulted in a doubling in the number of weddings according to the winery. “We’re proud that our hard work has paid off this year,” said Chuck Dressell, president.
Mount Pleasant Estates is privately held. During January 2012, The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported that Mount Pleasant Winery was taken off the market after Dressell’s efforts to sell the operation. A representative of Mount Pleasant said that the winery is not for sale.
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Mark Ganchiff
Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines.
Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.
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