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If you didn't make the event, you should make next year's event(s). It is a great opportunity to learn about the Missouri wine and grape industry and meet other growers.

Here is a link to the gallery of photos and videos of the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/sXMAuFKsmGz8QtNF8

We are excited to offer this year's MGGA Field day and Mixer events details.

Our MGGA president Jed Mathany is hosting the field day at the pretty new and quite beautiful Mathany Family Winery in Lake Ozark. We’ll have a featured speaker, a couple speakers from MU and the MO State Grape and Wine program, have lunch, and have the annual MGGA business meeting. 

Afterward, there is a quick tour of the winery. Jed Mathany has agreed to share a little about his sustainable vineyard practices.

The featured guest speaker this year is Kinsey Agriculture Services soil fertility specialist Kyle Long. Kyle is a vineyard consultant with clients ranging from Napa to the east coast. More on Kyle:

Kyle cut his teeth working and training directly under his grandfather, the well-know agronomist Neal Kinsey. Kyle helps teach and work alongside many clients and consultants with growing all types of food, feed, and fiber crops from all over the world. 

He is an international speaker and teacher, speaking on various aspects soil science and nutrition. He has a passion for viticulture, with many of his personal clients involved in grape production for wine and juice, working with vineyards from all over the world. 

He also owns and operates a small vineyard outside Chaffee, MO where he puts his knowledge to the test. He is currently working toward a winemaking certification through UC Davis. His passion for soil and wine has expanded into a desire to reach out to the local viticulture community and help Missouri wine progress forward and to help better understand what is happening beneath our feet.

*Vineyard and winery vendors will be welcome to set up tables free of charge this year at the event. 

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MGGA Field Day 2024

Date - June 11th, 2024.   9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m 

Cost - $40 for members of MGGA.

Location - Mathany Family Vineyards  "Maps" by Apple – “Google Maps”

Link to Register - Click HERE

Member Mixer the night before
Again this year we’re going to have a mixer the night before at the winery. Cost includes heavy appetizers and wine. Wineries and vineyard folks who make wine are encouraged to bring a few bottles to share.

This is the place to show off as well as ask for advice from seasoned winemakers and experts as well as relax. 

Date - June 10th, 2024 - 4 to 8 p.m.
Cost - $25
Link to Register - Click HERE

Membership link - Click HERE

Join us for some fun.

We picked a date and location and are starting the planning process for the 2024 Missouri Grape Growers Association Field Day and Annual Meeting.

Date: June 11, 2024
Location: Mathany Family Vineyards winery in Lake Ozark.

Stay tuned for more info coming soon.

March Event Alert - The 2024 Show Me Grape and Wine Conference at MU is scheduled for March 13 & 14, with a bonus Beginner Grape School on the 15th. MGGA is also a sponsor of this event. The event will have wine and vineyard vendors selling the latest products and services for the grape and wine industry. 

The deadline for registration is March 5th at Midnight.

 Download the PDF provided by MU HERE.

More info here: https://gwi.missouri.edu/events/2024conference.htm 

Register here: https://extension.missouri.edu/events/show-me-grape-and-wine-conference-and-symposium-and-beginner-grape-school-0

Just a head’s up…. Yes, that was MGGA’s emailing renewal reminders for MGGA membership - THE website automatically sent out 2024 membership notices two times so far. You may pay online if you wish, but if you are not comfortable using the online pay from the MGGA website, feel free to send me a check. I’ll happily deposit them - I have already received a couple.

Membership runs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31st of each year. We're already planning a great annual meeting for June 2024.

On related note - We’re currently looking to fill one board seat. We filled the Secretary position in June, so we’ll be fully staffed once we get a new board member going. If you are interested, contact me or any officer/board member for more info. It is a great crew and organization to work with. Hope you can donate a little time to the cause.

MIssouri Grape Growers Association
c/o Treasurer, James Fashing
206 E. Sims St.
Centralia, MO 65240

Click to check out the gallery from the June Annual Meeting. There are a few short video clips mixed in with the photos. Thanks to everyone who joined us for our annual event.
 

Special thanks to Blumenhoff Winery and Noboleis Vineyards for hosting the events. Also special thanks to our sponsors.

We'll be sharing more about this event, and the 2024 event as plans are finalized. We're discussing a central location, like the Lake of the Ozarks.

The 2023 MGGA officers are working on the details, but the days are scheduled and the location is Augusta, Missouri Wine country for the 2023 MGGA Field Day and Annual Meeting.

Be sure to save JUNE 12th evening and all day June 13th on your calendars and reserve your hotels ASAP for this fun and educational event.

Here is the schedule: 

June 12th - 4 pm to 7 pm - Member Social @ Blumenhof Winery - (Click HERE  to register)

June 13th - 8 am to 3 pm - MGGA Field Day & Annual Meeting @ Noboleis Vineyards. - (Click to register)

You may now register for each event.

In addition to saving the date on your calendar, don't Forget to RESERVE a hotel ASAP! There are only a few hotels in or near Augusta, Missouri. 

More details & registration will be right here.  (updated 3/17/23) -JF

Great work Catherine Neville and the Tastemaker crew on covering the past, present and future of Missouri wines. It is a hit!

Winemaking in Missouri: A well-cultivated history is Emmy-winning producer and host Catherine Neville’s new hour-long documentary on the history of Missouri wine. 

Stream tasteMAKERS on PBS.org or follow this link to view https://youtu.be/jA2tj9SElzg

Save-The-Date - June 21st - MGGA Annual Meeting & Field day @MU Bradford Farm, Columbia, MO.

Viticulture Field Day (VFD) is scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 21st, 2022  (9am-3pm) in Columbia MO. The fee is $30 per attendee and includes lunch. 

The event will be held at the University of Missouri Bradford House. There will be speakers from the University of MO Grape and Wine Institute (GWI) who will tell us about the program and all the resources available to both growers and winemakers. Plan to meet and mingle with GWI faculty and staff and visit the newly established experimental vineyards planted at the university. More information to follow. 

MGGA and MVA will hold their annual business meetings (along with elections) on this day.

Nomination forms CLICK HERE 

Event Sign up form and event info CLICK HERE

An online sign up link for the event will be available here soon.

More on MU Bradford Farm: https://moaes.missouri.edu/central-missouri-research-extension-and-education-center/bradford-farm/

Map:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bradford+Farm/@38.8953731,-92.2064126,1033m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87dcbe99c60efbd9:0x9b544571b3c882d8!8m2!3d38.8929376!4d-92.2009539

The  March 9-11 conference is put on by the MU Grape and Wine Institute, also sponsored by MGGA and note that Friday's event is for new grape growers, The Beginner Grape School. Learn more here:https://gwi.missouri.edu/events/2022conference.htm

After the event is completed, MU often posts the presentations and papers from the Symposium and the Conference on the event page. It is a very good resource for growers.