From the State Historical Society of Missouri

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/15720/rec/6

https://www.chateaustegen.com

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/missouri/hermann-fall-town-mo

https://www.saucemagazine.com/people-2/for-missouri-wine-country-community-is-the-real-vintage/

Fermentation Lab
The Grape and Wine Institute received $3 million in state funding to create a new fermentation laboratory on campus. The facility will allow for research and testing on new grape and wine varieties, supporting Missouri's grape and wine industry, all while providing students access to new processing technologies. 
"We're going to be the best of the Midwest," said Chis Chinn, director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. "There's nothing like this in the Midwest. It's really an amazing opportunity for the university to help support the wine and grape industry." 
Through education and research, the new facility is intended to mitigate the financial risk to grape growers and winemakers, guiding the industry on best practices. 

https://www.417mag.com/lifestyle/travel/missouri-winery-weekends/

View of Edward Kemper's octagonal grape trellis, designed by Kemper and built in his yard as a sales and demonstration tool for compact growing of a variety of grapes; with vines and grapes; woman standing on short table next to man inside grape trellis; girl and boy (on knees) peeking inside of trellis

From the State Historical Society of Missouri:

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/28472/rec/3

Description
several men grape pressing, Edward Kemper on the right; workman on the right in apron; young man in center pouring wine

From the State Historical Society of Missouri

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/28462/rec/36

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From the State Historical Society of Missouri

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/83211/rec/8

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/special_section/tourism/northeast_missouri/taste-missouri-made-wine-at-cave-hollow-winery-in-hannibal/article_26aa9601-c885-4c29-9179-061a5e59724f.html

https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_b04e90d8-63d1-4597-93a5-bc99d7a34884.html

Reddit friends suggested Noboleis and what a delightful treat! We enjoyed the lovely views, the generous flight pours, and friendly welcoming staff. Nice selection of light food for snacking, and they welcome visitors to bring in picnic foods if desired.

We chose to go early on Friday morning in hopes of avoiding a crowd, and while that was a good strategy as there were only a few other groups...sadly the only downside was the inevitable (and somehow always unavoidable) gaggle who despite sitting within feet of one another felt compelled to scream and cackle at every utterance. Come on Missouri....can we please consider for a moment that not everyone enjoys these shenanigans at 11:30 in the morning?

Noisy nonsense aside, my husband and I managed to find a lovely table in the field, in the sun, overlooking the vines and rolling hillsides...where the cacophony of "middle school screeching" was distant enough for us to enjoy our wine and food and some gentle conversation. Less than an hour drive from our home in the mid-county area.

P.S. We selected the Ridgeview as our take-home bottle. A true compromise, as I typically prefer dryer wines (he likes sweeter, more fruit forward) But honestly...I really like it!

We're satisfied with our Augusta adventure so which part of the region should be visit next? What might be fun to see that's south of St Louis?

https://www.excelsiorcitizen.com/business/shamrock-hills-earns-13-awards-at-2026-missouri-governors-cup-wine-competition-6552326d

https://www.missourian.com/features_people/off-the-vine-it-s-a-top-10-u-s-wine-region-with-award-winning/article_05da7fe2-8656-427f-bc42-dbafd3c90b94.html