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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 ...
Stone Hill Winery is a Missouri winery located in Hermann, Missouri, along the Missouri River, in what is called the Missouri Rhineland of the Hermann AVA. Established by German immigrants in 1847, it is the largest winery in the state.
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]
As of 2007, seven wineries were producing wine in appellation, including Missouri's largest winery, Stone Hill Winery. [4] The area is a flood plain with alluvial soil deposits up to 30 feet (9 m) deep. Growing conditions in the area have been compared to those in southern and eastern Germany. The hardiness zone is 6a.
Stone Hill Winery, the largest winemaking business in the state, and Hermannhof Winery are in the town; 2 miles (3.2 km) south of town off Missouri Highway 100 West is Adam Puchta Winery, the oldest continuously family-owned winery in the nation, under direct family ownership since 1855. [14]
A typical location carries more than 8,000 different wines from every wine producing region in the world, along with 2,500 beers and 3,000 different spirits.
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Washington’s oldest and largest winery, is selling its 14 Hands Winery Prosser to a grape grower interested in expanding into wine making.