Les Bourgeois Vineyards

Our first stop in Missouri! Zena and Renée launch their Missouri Wine Road Trip in historic Rocheport, Mo at the Les Bourgeois Vineyards with Marketing Director Christina Kelley - who introduces Renée to her new favorite grape, the Missouri-grown St. Vincent with a crisp, lovely dry méthode traditionnelle Brut Rosé, followed by an amazing tasting with Les Bourgeois' tasting room manager, Natalie, where we tried chambourcins, chardonels and, Zena's favorite on the day, a lovely bottle of Solay (a blend of Chardonel, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles). We ended the tour, joined by Renée's family at the A-Frame bluff top wine garden overlooking the stunning Missouri River (with special guest - the bald eagle that decided to hang out on the sandbar) with a fantastic bottle of Brut Sparkling Wine, a dry Vidal Blanc made in the méthode traditionnelle. Putting to rest, once and for all, the myth that all Missouri wines are sweet.