Missouri wine

Viticulture in Missouri called viticulture in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to U.S. law, each state and each county is a protected designation of origin by definition and does not need to be recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as such.

Due to the early settlement and a wine history since 1837, Missouri was still middle of the 19th century topped the main producing areas of the United States. Like almost everywhere came the wine at the latest by the alcohol prohibition to a halt.

80 wineries cultivate today ( in 2008), the areas under vines. Above four sub-regions, the so-called American Viticultural Area, has With the Augusta AVA decreed the state of the first protected designation of origin of the United States with the rank of a American Viticultural Area

Due to the very cold winter in Missouri there is a significant proportion of French hybrid vines and indigenous descendants of American wild vines. Since the selection of suitable noble grapes in 1997, the wine is in Missouri on the up again.