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A Meramec Vineyards' warm welcome awaits visitors at their attractive modern winery featuring open beam, natural wood and natural lighting design. Located in St. James, Missouri in the midst of the scenic Ozark Highland area, Meramec Vineyards began with a vineyard first planted by one of the original Italian immigrant families to the Ozark Plateau around the early 20th century.
The attractive gift shop has gourmet food and wine-related items and an Art Gallery with original art from very talented local artists who have won national and international awards. Visitors are invited to taste the wines and juices and enjoy the tasty menu in the Bistro d' Vine, which is open daily for lunch. Special musical and wine related events as well as catered private parties are held throughout the year on the grounds, garden and courtyard, and often in the "tank room" where guests dine and sip amid the atmosphere of a working winery. Open year-round daily 10 am - 5 pm. Sunday from noon. |
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Meramec Vineyards produces American varietal wines based on vitis lambrusca grapes, as well as the American varietal, Norton, and Euro tradition blends produced from French-American hybrid grapes. Not to be forgotten are their delicious, award-winning juices. To provide some "education" to their visitors, Meramec Vineyards has planted a demonstration vineyard at the winery with vines of each of the varieties they use in their wine and juices. These are the most commercially grown and popular wine varieties in Missouri.