River Ridge Winery

River Ridge Winery is set in a century-old farmhouse on hills above the Mississippi River in Commerce, Missouri. Jerry Smith bought the 80-acre farm and began planting grapes in 1980; the winery opened on September 17, 1994, and Rob and Denise Bullock purchased it from Jerry and Joannie Smith on May 1, 2016. The estate now tends about 2,600 hand-picked vines across twelve varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Norton, Vignoles, and Chambourcin, and produces and bottles all its wines on-site. Production has topped 4,000 gallons, with a focus on growing vinifera in Missouri soils. Visitors can taste at the bar, which stocks dry, sweet, light-bodied, and full-bodied wines. Meals are served in the dining room, under the pavilion, or on the winery grounds, and the property includes a gift shop, patios, a fire pit, pavilions, and a wine hut.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.