This is a list of wineries in Missouri. [1] German immigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later Italian immigrants also entered wine production. In the mid-1880s, more wine was produced by volume in Missouri than in any other state. Before prohibition, Missouri was the second-largest wine-producing state in the nation. Missouri had the first area recognized as a federally designated American Viticultural Area with the Augusta AVA acknowledged on June 20, 1980. [2] There are now four AVAs in Missouri. In 2021 there were over 130 wineries operating in the state of Missouri, up from 92 in 2009. [3] [4] [5]
| Name | Location | Established | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7Cs Winery [1] | Walnut Grove, Missouri | 2009 | |
| Adam Puchta Winery [1] | Hermann, Missouri | 1855 | The winery reopened in 1989 after Prohibition. |
| Albonée Country Inn and Winery [1] | Independence, Missouri | ||
| Amigoni Urban Winery [1] [6] [7] | Kansas City, Missouri | 2006 | Winery is exclusively vinifera wine. |
| Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery [1] | Friedheim, Missouri | 2012 | |
| Arcadian Moon Winery & Brewery [1] | Higginsville, Missouri | ||
| Augusta Winery [1] [8] | Augusta, Missouri | 1988 | |
| Backyard Vine & Wine [1] | Maryville, Missouri | 2008 | |
| Balducci Vineyards [1] [8] | Augusta, Missouri | 2001 | |
| Baltimore Bend Vineyard [1] | Waverly, Missouri | 1997 | |
| Bear Creek Wine Company [1] | Walnut Shade, Missouri | Also operates a small batch brewery. | |
| Belmont Vineyards [1] | Leasburg, Missouri | ||
| Belvoir Winery [1] [7] | Liberty, Missouri | 2011 | Said to be haunted [9] [10] |
| Bias Vineyards and Winery [1] | Berger, Missouri | 1980 | Also operates Gruhlke's Microbrewery onsite. |
| Black Silo Winery [1] | Trenton, Missouri | 2010 | Family-owned and operated winery. |
| Blumenhof Winery [1] | Dutzow, Missouri | 1979 | All wines made from locally-grown grapes. |
| Buffalo Creek Winery [1] | Stover, Missouri | ||
| Bushwhacker Bend Winery [1] | Glasgow, Missouri | ||
| Cave Hollow West Winery [1] | Hannibal, Missouri | 2012 | Located on the grounds of the Mark Twain Cave Complex. |
| Cave Vineyard [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | ||
| Cedar Lake Cellars [1] | Wright City, Missouri | 2002 | |
| Chandler Hill Vineyards [1] [11] [12] | Defiance, Missouri | ||
| Charleville Vineyards [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | ||
| Chaumette Vineyards and Winery [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | 1990 | |
| Claverach Farm and Vineyards [1] | Eureka, Missouri | ||
| Cooper's Oak Winery [1] [7] | Higbee, Missouri | 2006 | Also operates Skullsplitter Spirits Distillery onsite. |
| Crown Valley Winery [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | ||
| Durso Hills Winery and Bistro [1] | Marquand, Missouri | ||
| Edg-Clif Vineyard & Winery [1] | Potosi, Missouri | 2008 | |
| Fahrmeier Family Vineyards [1] | Lexington, Missouri | 2008 | |
| Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery [1] [7] | Excelsior Springs, Missouri | 2009 | |
| Hermannhof Winery [1] | Hermann, Missouri | 1974 | The winery initially opened in 1852. |
| LaChance Vineyards [1] | De Soto, Missouri | 2010 | |
| Les Bourgeois Winery [1] | Rocheport, Missouri | 1985 | Missouri's third largest winery just west of the city of Columbia, Missouri on the Missouri River |
| Lindwedel Winery [1] | Branson, Missouri | 2007 | |
| Lost Creek Vineyard [1] | Warren County, Missouri | 2011 | |
| Mallinson Vineyard and Hall [1] [7] | Sugar Creek, Missouri | Located at a meeting point of the historic Lewis and Clark, Santa Fe, California and Oregon trails | |
| Meramec Vineyards Winery [1] | St. James, Missouri | 1980 | Missouri's fourth largest winery. |
| Mount Pleasant Estates [1] [12] | Augusta, Missouri | 1859 | It reopened after Prohibition in 1968. |
| OakGlenn Vineyards and Winery [1] | Hermann, Missouri | 1997 | The winery is located on a bluff with views of the Missouri River. |
| Pirtle Winery [1] | Weston, Missouri | 1978 | |
| Serenity Valley Winery [1] | Fulton, Missouri | Mid-Missouri winery with a serene lake and spectacular sunsets, offering red, white and boutique wines. | |
| St. James Winery [1] | St. James, Missouri | 1970 | Largest winery in Missouri. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Stone Hill Winery [1] [12] | Hermann, Missouri | 1847 | Second largest winery in Missouri. In 1965, it became first Missouri winery to reopen after Prohibition. |
| Stonehaus Farms Vineyard and Winery [1] [7] | Lee's Summit, Missouri | 1996 | |
| Triple 3 Vineyard [1] | Washington, Missouri | 2021 | |
| Vox Vineyards [1] | Kansas City, Missouri | 1996 | 100% estate grower-producer specializing in rare and obscure native grape varieties.[ citation needed ] |
| Watertower Winery [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | 2013 | |
| Weingarten Vineyard [1] | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | ||
| West Winery [1] | Macon, Missouri | 2007 | |
| Weston Wine Company [1] [13] | Weston, Missouri | 2014 | |
| White Mule Winery [1] | Owensville, Missouri | 2004 | |
| Wild Sun Winery [1] | Hillsboro, Missouri | Also operates a small batch brewery. | |
| Wildlife Ridge Winery [1] | Smithton, Missouri | 2013 | |
| Windy Wine Company [1] | Osborn, Missouri |
Augusta is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census, up from 253 at the 2010 census. The city has wineries, antique shops, restaurants, B&B's, a wood shop, a glass studio, massage therapy, a historic museum, and The Augusta Brewery.
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about the geographic pedigree of their wines, as wines from a particular area can possess distinctive characteristics. Consumers often seek out wines from specific AVAs, and certain wines of particular pedigrees can claim premium prices and loyal customers. If a wine is labeled with an AVA, at least 85% of the grapes that make up the wine must have been grown in the AVA, and the wine must be fully finished within the state where the AVA is located.
Missouri wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in Missouri. German immigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later Italian immigrants also entered wine production. In the mid-1880s, more wine was produced by volume in Missouri than in any other state. Before prohibition, Missouri was the second-largest wine-producing state in the nation. Missouri had the first area recognized as a federally designated American Viticultural Area with the Augusta AVA acknowledged on June 20, 1980. There are now four AVAs in Missouri. In 2017 there were 125 wineries operating in the state of Missouri, up from 92 in 2009.
KPXE-TV is a television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, affiliated with Ion Television. Owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings, the station maintains offices on Oak Street and Cleaver Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri, and its transmitter is located in the city's Brown Estates section.
Mount Pleasant Estates is a winery in Augusta, Missouri, United States, on the north side of the Missouri River in what is called the Missouri Rhineland.
The Missouri Rhineland is a German cultural region of Missouri that extends from west of St. Louis to slightly east of Jefferson City, located mostly in the Missouri River Valley on both sides of the river. Dutzow, the first permanent German settlement in Missouri, was founded in 1832 by an immigrant from Lübeck, the "Baron" Johann Wilhelm von Bock. The area was named by Rhinelanders who noticed its similarities in soil and topography to the Rhineland region of Europe, a wine-growing area around the Rhine river. Rhinelanders settled the region, along with other Germans; by 1860, nearly half of all settlers in Missouri Rhineland were from Koblenz, capital of the Rhine Province.
Wine has been produced in the United States since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. As of 2023, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 80.8% of all US wine. The North American continent is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.
Illinois wine refers to any wine that is made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2006, Shawnee Hills, in southern Illinois, was named the state's first American Viticultural Area. As of 2008, there were 79 wineries in Illinois, utilizing approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of vines.
The state of Oregon in the United States has established an international reputation for its production of wine, ranking fourth in the country behind California, Washington, and New York. Oregon has several different growing regions within the state's borders that are well-suited to the cultivation of grapes; additional regions straddle the border between Oregon and the states of Washington and Idaho. Wine making dates back to pioneer times in the 1840s, with commercial production beginning in the 1960s.
Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County, California. It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on January 27, 1981. Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. Records of commercial wine production in the region date back to the nineteenth century, but premium wine production dates back only to the 1960s.
The Augusta AVA was established on June 20, 1980 as the first federally approved American Viticultural Area, eight months before the Napa Valley AVA in Northern California. The petition was submitted by Clayton W. Byers and Lucian W. Dressel, representing the local wine industry, to the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on October 16, 1978. Located entirely within the state of Missouri, the boundaries of this wine region encompass 15 square miles (39 km2) around the city of Augusta near the intersection of St. Charles County, Warren County and Franklin County.
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines is a winemaking company headquartered in San Jose, California, with over 4,000 acres of estate vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo County, Arroyo Seco and Santa Lucia Highlands AVAs in Monterey County, and the St. Helena AVA in Napa Valley, California. The family-owned and operated company was founded by Jerry Lohr in 1974. The company operates wineries in San Jose, Paso Robles, and Greenfield, California. In 2013, Steve Lohr was appointed CEO of the company. J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines’ product portfolio includes eight tiers of wine: J. Lohr Signature, J. Lohr Cuvée Series, J. Lohr Vineyard Series, J. Lohr Gesture, J. Lohr Pure Paso Proprietary Red Wine, J. Lohr Monterey Roots, J. Lohr Estates and ARIEL Vineyards. The portfolio also includes specialty brands Cypress Vineyards and Painter Bridge. J. Lohr ranks among the top 25 wine producers in the United States, with annual US sales exceeding 1.8 million cases.
Sonoma County wine is wine made in Sonoma County, California, in the United States.
Arizona wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Arizona. There are three major regions of vineyards and wineries in Arizona:
California wine production has a rich viticulture history since 1680 when Spanish Jesuit missionaries planted Vitis vinifera vines native to the Mediterranean region in their established missions to produce wine for religious services. In the 1770s, Spanish missionaries continued the practice under the direction of the Father Junípero Serra who planted California's first vineyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano.
The Hermann AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Gasconade County, Missouri, and entirely contained within the larger Ozark Mountain AVA. The wine appellation is located on the southern side of the Missouri River near the town of Hermann, about halfway between St. Louis and Jefferson City. The AVA covers the northernmost hills of the Ozark Plateau with many of the 200 acres of vineyards planted along hillside locations. As of 2007, seven wineries were producing wine in appellation, including Missouri's largest winery, Stone Hill Winery.
Talley Vineyards is a family-owned and operated California wine estate producing primarily Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. The winery is located in Arroyo Grande Valley, near the town of Arroyo Grande in the southern corner of San Luis Obispo County. Talley farms 174 acres of wine grapes in six unique vineyards located in the Arroyo Grande Valley and Edna Valley AVAs. Talley Vineyards produces 30,000 cases annually.
Lucian W. Dressel is an American winemaker and viticulturist. Dressel wrote the application to have Augusta, Missouri, designated as America's first officially recognized wine district by the federal government.
