Top 100 wines of Missouri
Discover the top 100 best wines of Missouri as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Missouri and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Missouri
Missouri is a U. S. state in the North-central United States, bordered by Kansas to the west and Illinois to the east. The state covers 69,700 square miles (180,500 square km) and Lies between the northern latitudes of 36 and 40 degrees.
This latitude places it in parallel with the major wine regions of California. Wineries are evenly distributed throughout the state, but the highest concentrations are in the Augusta AVA, about 70 km east of St. Louis. Missouri has five AVAs, from tiny Augusta (the first U.
S. AVA) to the colossal 1,425,000 ha Ozark Mountain AVA, introduced in 2009. The latter encompasses the entire Ozark Highlands AVA, an area of roughly the same Size, but with much more distinct and homogeneous topography and soil types. The Hermann AVA covers 20,720 ha 95 km west of St.
Discover the grape variety: Seyval blanc
A relative of the Saint Pepin, this direct-producing hybrid is the result of an interspecific cross between 5656 Seibel and Ray d'Or (4986 Seibel) obtained in 1921 by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly based in Saint Vallier (Drôme). Seyval blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It can be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, etc. It is practically non-existent in France and is in danger of disappearing.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Missouri
wines from the region of Missouri go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauerkraut (with tips so to do!!!), gratin of ravioli with salmon or chicken massala.
