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Mt. Pleasant Winery Historic District is a historic winery and national historic district located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The district encompasses a frame half-timber house (c. 1859) with brick outbuilding (c. 1880); a brick winery building (1881) with a stone well house (1881); and wine cellars (c. 1865).
Kansas City, Missouri: 2006 Winery is exclusively vinifera wine. Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery [1] Friedheim, Missouri: 2012 Arcadian Moon Winery & Brewery [1] Higginsville, Missouri: Augusta Winery [1] [8] Augusta, Missouri: 1988 Backyard Vine & Wine [1] Maryville, Missouri: 2008 Balducci Vineyards [1] [8] Augusta, Missouri: 2001 Baltimore ...
In 1980, the Augusta AVA was the first American Viticultural Area designated by the United States government. The winery is situated on a south-facing bluff overlooking the Missouri River Valley. It has 85 acres (34 ha) of vines in cultivation, growing 16 varieties of grapes. The winery has constructed a public wine garden and terraces.
Augusta is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census , up from 253 at the 2010 census . The city has wineries, antique shops , restaurants, B&B 's, a wood shop, a glass studio, massage therapy, a historic museum , and The Augusta Brewery.
A revival period occurred in the 1960s that led to the founding of many of the area's current wineries. [7] At the turn of the 21st century, wines from the Augusta AVA were exported to Germany. In 2003, Augusta Winery's 2001 Chardonel won "Best US wine" from the German wine magazine Selection at their yearly competition in Mainz. [7]
In 2008 over 888,000 gallons of Missouri wine was sold. The market share of Missouri wine within the state was 7.95% in 2008. The wine industry in Missouri has consistently grown for over a decade, in 2009 97 wineries were producing select Missouri wines. These were supported by over 400 local vineyards. Missouri's winery count was over 126 by ...
In 1966, Dressel bought the property of the old Mt. Pleasant Wine Co. in Augusta, Missouri, [5] which was forced to close in 1920 with the advent of prohibition. [citation needed] When he obtained his federal wine license he was the youngest person in the country to own a permit to operate a winery. [2]
J. F. Schroer House-Store is a historic home and store located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri.The house was built about 1865–1866, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, brick dwelling with a central passage plan.