‘Super’ Appellations: A View from Stone Hill Winery
This article by Danny Wood is part of a series looking at the idea of ‘super’ appellations in the Midwest. We’re bouncing around the idea of uniting parts of our region under a bigger...
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MO Wine Industry Seeks Winery Definition Change
Leading members of Missouri’s wine industry are calling for changes to the way a winery is defined. “It’s got to the point now where there are actually restaurants that are calling themselves wineries,” said...
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...
A Computerized Winery Is Worth the Expense
We have made some big changes in the last two years at Les Bourgeois Vineyards; a new facility, crush equipment, and a new warehouse. All things that have been a long time coming and...
Norton: The Dark Knight Part II
This is the second article of a two-part profile on the Norton grape. This article discusses Norton winemaking techniques, research into its genetic origins and the history of the variety. The first Norton article...