Missouri Wine
Missouri Wine and Grape Board

About the Missouri Wine and Grape Board

The Missouri Wine and Grape Board (MWGB) is funded by a twelve cents-per-gallon tax on wine sales. We coordinate our marketing and public relations activities with wholesalers, restaurant operators, retailers, and the public. Our goals are to strengthen interest in, and patronage of, our state's grape, grape juice, and wine industry. We also underwrite the Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology (ICCVE) in its work with winemakers and grape growers developing grape varieties suitable for Missouri.

Board Members

Mr. Peter Hofherr, Chairman
St. James, MO

Mr. Cory Bomgaars, Vice-Chairman
President-Missouri Vintner's Association
Rocheport, MO

Mrs. Barbara Gibbs Ostmann
Marketing Committee Chairwoman
Gerald, MO

Mr. Chuck Dressel
Augusta, MO

Ms. Katie Knott-Gill
President-Missouri Wine Marketing & Research Council
Steelville, MO

Dr. Jon M. Hagler
Director, Department of Agriculture
Jefferson City, MO

Mr. Jon Held
Hermann, MO

Mr. Matthew K. Kirby
Higbee, MO

Mr. Ken Meyer
Springfield, MO

Mr. Jason Gerke
President-Missouri Grape Growers Association
Platte City, MO
Mr. Martin J. Strussion
Sainte Genevieve, MO		  

Missouri Wine & Grape Board Staff 

(800) 392-9463
(573) 751-2868 fax
missouri.wine@mda.mo.gov

 Jim Anderson, Executive Director
(573) 751-6807

Danene Beedle, Marketing Director
(573) 522-1806

Teah Hopper, Marketing Specialist
(573) 751-4570

Sue Berendzen, Executive Assistant
(573) 751-3374

Board Member Vacancies

If you are interested in submitting an application for the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, click here for directions on the process to submit your name to the Governor’s Office.

Applicants must meet the statutory requirements for the positions of interest in order to be considered for appointment.

Missouri Wine and Grape Board
PO Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
1-800-392-9463