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Missouri wineries: Chaumette Vineyards & Winery video

Becca — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:05:54 +0000

Great wine? Spa? Delicious food that is 90% locally grown? Awesome views? Yes, Chaumette Vineyards & Winery has all of those. Check out this great video produced by VisitMo.com that really gives you the relaxing feeling of Chaumette:

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History of Missouri wine

Becca — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:55:19 +0000

There was a great story in Feast magazine this past week about the History of Missouri wine: “If there are people with prejudices against Missouri wine, I would encourage them to give it another try. Local products pair so perfectly with local grapes from farm to table to glass,” says [...]

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Chandler Hill Vineyards Spring photos

Becca — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:51:59 +0000

Last weekend we had the chance to visit Chandler Hill Vineyards in Defiance, Missouri. This is one of the newer wineries near St. Louis and is technically the closest. It’s a short drive from Chesterfield and even though it’s a huge venue, it was packed when we [...]

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Noboleis Vineyard Spring Photos

Becca — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:56 +0000

We visited Noboleis Vineyards in Augusta, Missouri this past weekend and tasted their wine. We loved the rolling hills of Augusta, Missouri that surround Noboleis. Below is a photo recap. It started with a wine tasting with Vickie, who loved to tease our friend Kevin. The four of [...]

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Fling by Harkness Edwards Vineyards

Becca — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:01:15 +0000

Fling is a crisp, dry & light wine similar to a Pinot Grigio that would be perfect on your first spring picnic. I recently came across the winery Harkness Edwards Vineyards, while writing an article for Midwest Wine Press about how Women [...]

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Montelle Winery receives Missouri’s best Norton wine award

Becca — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:23:20 +0000

Congratulations to Montelle Winery as they receive Missouri’s second annual C.V. Riley Award for the state’s best Norton! On April 5th, Tony and Cindy Kooyumjian, owners of Montelle Winery, accepted the award from Director Hagler and Missouri Wine and Grape Board Executive Director Jim Anderson. Montelle Winery’s Norton was selected to receive [...]

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Illinois Wine tax proposed

Becca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:19:30 +0000

I read earlier this week in the Alton Daily News, that Illinois State Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) is sponsoring a bill which would tax Illinois wine sales at two cents per gallon, with the money going to support the Illinois wine industry that has quickly grown to 100 wineries. The funds [...]

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Chaumette Winery focuses on perfecting dry wines

Becca — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:33:19 +0000

On a trip last fall I had the pleasure of interviewing Hank Johnson from Chaumette Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, for the below story that was featured in Midwest Wine Press. The fascinating thing about Chaumette is how their focus is primarily on dry wines (which is the opposite of many [...]

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Cave Vineyard’s Cave Rock Off Dry Traminette

Becca — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:50:05 +0000

Cave Vineyard’s “Cave Rock Off Dry” is 100% Traminette & 100% delicious! Traminette grapes can either be made sweeter or semi-dry, which is the case of this one. Cave Rock Off Dry has beautiful floral notes and an ending note of orange blossom. Cave Rock Off Dry has won several awards [...]

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Submit Grapes, Hops & Stops in the Wine Blog Awards!

Becca — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:49:58 +0000

We love Midwest wine and we love you, our fans. Now its time to ask you a favor. Submit Grapes, Hops and Stops as the “Best New Wine Blog” in the Wine Blog Awards! The Wine Blog Awards were started in 2007 and ever since have been extremely popular in the wine [...]

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