Missouri wine

Missouri wine is wine made from grapes grown in Missouri. Germanimmigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later, Italian immigrants also contributed to the state's wine production. In the mid-1880s, wine was produced by volume in Missouri more than in any other state and just before Prohibition, Missouri was the nation's second-largest wine-producing state. Missouri had the nation's first American Viticultural Area (AVA) established on June 20, 1980 named Augusta. There are now five AVAs in Missouri. In 2017 there were 125 wineries operating in the state of Missouri, up from 92 in 2009.