I’ve spent my life living in 3 very different parts of the country. I was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, then moved to Missouri from ages 9-18, and then to New York City for college and beyond. As you can imagine, I didn’t spend much of my childhood exploring the Missouri Rhineland. However, now that I am legal drinking age, I have enjoyed visiting the local wineries surrounding my hometown of Washington, Missouri and learning more about this history and culture of the area. My own family immigrated from Germany to the Missouri Rhineland in the early 1800’s when it was settled by other Germans who thought the land resembled that of Germany. They decided the land around the Missouri River would be a successful region for growing grapes and producing wine. And 200 years later, the wine industry in Missouri is going strong. The Missouri Rhineland wineries attract locals and tourists alike visit for the local music, wine tasting, parties, bachelorette parties, weddings, and more.
Mount Pleasant Estates, Augusta, Missouri
Address: 
5634 High Street
Augusta, Missouri 63332
Phone: 636.482.WINE (9463)
Hours:
April through October
Monday through Friday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (last call at 4:30 pm)
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm (last call at 5:00 pm)
November through March, everyday
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm (last call at 3:30 pm)
Appellation Cafe
April to October, Thursday through Monday
11:00 am –4:00 pm
Closed
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day & New Years Day
My family and I decided to visit Mount Pleasant Estates on a hot August day while I was visiting for the eclipse of 2017. We found a shady table with a beautiful view of the estate and within earshot of the live music. The winery was quite full with a wedding, a bus tour, and a few bachelorette parties! Mount Pleasant Estates is the largest of the Missouri Rhineland Wineries I’ve visited. The had a lunch menu in addition to their local wines. We sampled two of their white wines, both of which were quite delicious and refreshing on such a hot day!
This beautiful winery was opened in 1859 by two German brothers. They maintained the winery all the way through prohibition, selling wine all over the world. After 1920, the winery and all of its equipment was burned to prohibit the making of any wine during prohibition. Luckily, the winery was revived later in the 20th century and is still available for visitors to taste wine and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
This is the small gazebo where you might see a wedding taking place on a weekend.
This is the view from the deck where live music plays.
Balducci Vineyards, Augusta, Missouri
Address:
6601 S Highway 94
Augusta, MO 63332
Phone: 636-482-8466
Hours
Monday – Thursday 11am – 5:30pm
Friday 11am – 9pm
Saturday 11am – 7pm
Sunday 11am – 6pm
Balducci Vineyards is another local favorite, located in Augusta, Missouri. The venue is also often home to many celebrations and a popular stop on bachelorette party wine tasting tours. Unlike many of the neighboring wineries, the founders of Balducci Vineyards are Italian! They immigrated in the early 1900’s, and their son opened the vineyard just after World War II. The winery is still run by the Balducci family today.
Blumenhof Vineyards & Winery, Dutzow, Missouri
13699 South Highway 94
Dutzow, Missouri 63342
Mon-Thurs: 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (open till 8 p.m. May 15 – October)
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (open till 8 p.m. May 15th – September 24th and till 7 p.m. in October)
Sunday: NOON – 5:30 p.m.
Blumenhof is open a little later than some of its neighbors on Saturday nights. You can enjoy live music while sipping your wine in their outdoor space.
Have you been to the Missouri Rhineland Wineries? What’s your favorite? Leave a comment below!
Looks like you had a fab time!
I visited a winery in the Catskills last weekend & tried so many local varieties I’d never heard of before. It’s my new favourite way to travel 🙂
I haven’t visited any winery, but this seems so much fun. I will give it a try, who knows, I might enjoy it as much as you do. Love your dress and the pictures are so good. 🙂
Havent visited any winery… but we plan to go to Gerogia soon., so hopefully I could relate to you on this posting. I love wine and it is for sure a treat to actually see and learn about where it is from 🙂
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I visited my first winery here in Australia for a wedding a couple of months ago, and it was the most fun ever! The views, the greenery and the amazing wine!!
This looks so beautiful. I’ve never been to a winery or vineyard before, but it’s on my bucket list. I can only imagine how satisfying it is to sit back, relax and drink a glass of wine with that view. Thanks for sharing, Leanne x
Looks like a very beautiful and inviting winery. Will love to spend a weekend here. And it’s a dream of mine to stay on a winery and volunteer with them on their farm when I travel. I am sure the wine is also as amazing as the winery itself
I’ve never been to the Missouri Rhineland wineries, but now I want to go! You’re so lucky that you get to visit home and the beautiful wineries nearby. Where is your dress from? The cut-out shoulder is adorable. O! That wine bottle looks very German 🙂
These wineries look so different from the ones in California (Napa Valley, Temecula).. So much greenery, we should definitely visit sometime and see this beauty ourselves. Oh, and try the wine of course.
I’ve never even been to a winery, which is pretty sad being raised in Louisiana, where we love to drink. Though I’m not the biggest wine drinker, I would certainly love to go to a winery to experience different and exotic flavors!
These wineries look so beautiful. I am usually a white girl and I am sure I would have enjoyed a glass or two from Rhineland. Your outfits are so darling and pretty for wine hopping.
xo Sheree
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I’ve never been to a winery before but they look like such beautiful places to visit! I love them fact that they are also used as wedding venues! How pretty.
All three seem like great places to visit – as long as someone else is driving! It’s a great idea for a bachelorette party, or a wedding – lots of wine = good times!
I’ve lived in Missouri all my life. Ive had the privilege of visiting maybe 20 wineries across the state so far. My favorite Missouri Rhineland winery is Adam Puchta in Hermann, Missouri. Great atmosphere and great wines! But dont limit yourself to the Rhineland! Arcadian Moon is a fairly new winery open along I-70 near Higginsville, Missouri. There’s also Le Bourgeois along I-70 near Booneville. You won’t regret it!
I love a good winery. I had no idea that such cool wineries existed in Missouri – I definitely am going to add this to my list of things to do when I visit the state!