Westphalia Vineyards

Westphalia Vineyards is a winery in Westphalia, Missouri, in Osage County, founded and run by master winemaker Terry Neuner and his wife Mary. The winery sits on the Neuner family farm, where Terry also raises Missouri's only Kobe beef herd. Terry brings a scientific background to winemaking: he holds a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia and spent years as a research chemist specializing in fermentation before a career in business development took him abroad to Europe and Asia. The winery works with Missouri-adapted grapes, including Norton and the native hybrid Missouri Riesling. Its wines include a Norton Reserve and a chocolate dessert wine called Naughty But Nice, made from Norton with pure chocolate. In 2013, Westphalia released Renaissance, an estate-grown Missouri Riesling produced in a 40-case lot from a cultivar thought possibly extinct. The production facility on the farm is not open to the public, but private tours can be arranged in advance with Terry Neuner. Tasting takes place at the Norton Room, the winery's tasting room on East Main Street in Westphalia.

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