Missouri Vintners
 

Hello all,

I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
wine you could make from it?

Thanks!
Mark

Missouri Vintners
 

Mark - Try the following;
www.amigoni.com Michael Amigoni grows vinifera...mostly Chardonnay and C.
Franc. Near Warrensburg, MO.
Bernard Martin grows French-American
hybrid...Chardonel, Chambourcin and others. Kansas City area.
Fred Droege grows F-A hybrids...Chambourcin,
Vignoles, Baco
and is in Concordia, MO.
Bruce Lyon grows F-A hybrids. Same as above and some
Norton I believe. He's near Levassey (?spelling) which is near
Independence, MO

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas

"Whotsyface" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello all,
>
> I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
> sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
> you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
> wine you could make from it?

Missouri Vintners
 

> Hello all,
>
> I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
> sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
> you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
> wine you could make from it?
>
> Thanks!
> Mark

Hi Mark,

Gloria Winery in Mountain Grove sells a relatively wide variety of
local grapes to homewinemakers.

There's also a shop in St. Louis that contracts some local grapes at:

http://www.wineandbeermaking.com

If Concord is your thing, Hwy 44 in St. James is lined with stands.

There are a wide variety of hybrid grapes grown in Missouri that have
potential for decent wine. There's some descriptions of the more
popular grapes, plus how to make wine at the following website:

http://mtngrv.smsu.edu/Publications/MWFHUpub.htm

If you're near KC area, there's a good club there with many backyard
vineyards that can be an excellent resource for grapes. You can find a
contact through this homebrew shop:

http://www.bacchus-barleycorn.com

They sell grapes there, but I don't know if any are local.... mostly
imported stuff from the left coast.



clyde

(sorry if this is a repeat. didn't seem to go through the first time)

Missouri Vintners
 

Thank you both so much for the info!!!!!!!!!

Now I just have to wait for the season to come around.
In the mean time I'll start out with a kit.

Thanks again!
Mark


(Clyde) wrote in message . com>...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
> > sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
> > you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
> > wine you could make from it?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mark
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Gloria Winery in Mountain Grove sells a relatively wide variety of
> local grapes to homewinemakers.
>
> There's also a shop in St. Louis that contracts some local grapes at:
>
> http://www.wineandbeermaking.com
>
> If Concord is your thing, Hwy 44 in St. James is lined with stands.
>
> There are a wide variety of hybrid grapes grown in Missouri that have
> potential for decent wine. There's some descriptions of the more
> popular grapes, plus how to make wine at the following website:
>
> http://mtngrv.smsu.edu/Publications/MWFHUpub.htm
>
> If you're near KC area, there's a good club there with many backyard
> vineyards that can be an excellent resource for grapes. You can find a
> contact through this homebrew shop:
>
> http://www.bacchus-barleycorn.com
>
> They sell grapes there, but I don't know if any are local.... mostly
> imported stuff from the left coast.
>
>
>
> clyde
>
> (sorry if this is a repeat. didn't seem to go through the first time)

Missouri Vintners
 

Another Question. What Grapes make what wine? I really like the reds
especially the Cab's what Grape makes a good Cab?

Thanks again
M

(Whotsyface) wrote in message . com>...
> Hello all,
>
> I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
> sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
> you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
> wine you could make from it?
>
> Thanks!
> Mark

Missouri Vintners
 

Just found this site.

http://www.grape-varieties.com/

and answered my question.

Thanks
M


(Clyde) wrote in message . com>...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that
> > sell their Grapes by the pound or if they sell the juice. As well do
> > you all know what type of grape they have in Missouri and what kind of
> > wine you could make from it?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mark
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Gloria Winery in Mountain Grove sells a relatively wide variety of
> local grapes to homewinemakers.
>
> There's also a shop in St. Louis that contracts some local grapes at:
>
> http://www.wineandbeermaking.com
>
> If Concord is your thing, Hwy 44 in St. James is lined with stands.
>
> There are a wide variety of hybrid grapes grown in Missouri that have
> potential for decent wine. There's some descriptions of the more
> popular grapes, plus how to make wine at the following website:
>
> http://mtngrv.smsu.edu/Publications/MWFHUpub.htm
>
> If you're near KC area, there's a good club there with many backyard
> vineyards that can be an excellent resource for grapes. You can find a
> contact through this homebrew shop:
>
> http://www.bacchus-barleycorn.com
>
> They sell grapes there, but I don't know if any are local.... mostly
> imported stuff from the left coast.
>
>
>
> clyde
>
> (sorry if this is a repeat. didn't seem to go through the first time)

Missouri Vintners
 

>Just found this site.
>http://www.grape-varieties.com/
>and answered my question.

That link won't help you very much Mark. That is if you're truly
interested in making wine from Missouri grapes. There are some
vinifera grapes (European Heritage) being grown here, but I've yet to
taste a wine from them that was above average in quality.

The Cabernet Sauvignon you inquire about is a grape with serious
tannins and is also vinifera. We've yet to find or develop a hybrid
that can match this level of tannins, but then we've only been
searching for a few decades. Europe had centuries to work on
selection!

Again, if you're interested in Missouri grown grapes, I highly
recommend that you take a few moments and follow the link provided
earlier for SMS. The top hybrid grape varieties are described the

http://mtngrv.smsu.edu/Publications/MWFHUpub.htm

My pick among the reds for a full bodied wine is Chambourcin. Norton
does well too, but has it's own catagory of characteristics. Of
course the full umami is achieved through blending.


clyde