Not every grape varietal can be grown well everywhere, but there is always a grape varietal you can grow well somewhere. In Missouri's burgeoning wine country they've branched out and really honed a craft for some uncommon grape varietals. At the 2017 Wine Bloggers Conference I was honored to meet Christa who works for the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, and she was gracious enough to send me home with two bottles to review. I've previously reviewed a wine from Missouri, but i

I realize that the original intent of this blog was to try a wine from all 50 states so I’m taking a bit of a detour, though I guess that depends on what you define as a “wine”. St. James Winery located in Missouri is infamous for its production of fruit wines and I was absolutely delighted by their Peach Wine. It’s won ton of awards. The notes we’re sweet and the peach flavor really shined through. In addition to drinking it I also used it as part of a sauce for fish, which