Our Meetings are open to any curious winemakers. Some events are only for Missouri Winemaking Society members as indicated below. Our meetings take place at St. Gerard Majella Church at 1971 Dougherty Ferry Road Kirkwood, MO 63122. We meet every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM unless indicated below.
2024 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
January 18 • 7:00 PM Missouri Gold Medal Winners - Presented by Steve Brunkhorst
February 15 • 7:00 PM - MWS Members Wines Win Big Time at American Wine Society’s Wine Competition. 8 Member’s will be presenting and discussing their award winning wines.
March 21 • 7:00 - WINEMAKING 101 ROUNDTABLE. Experienced winemakers share knowledge & skills.
April 18 • Norton History, Winemaking & Tasting
May 11 • Winery Tour at Robbler Winery • 11:00
June 20 • 7:00 - Breakthrough Winemaking ROUNDTABLE. Winemakers Share Their Discovery
July 18 • 7:00 - Favorite White Wine Competition
August 15 • 7:00 - Program TBD
September 19 • Port Style Wines
Saturday, October 12 or 19 • Annual Picnic - Time and Place TBD
November 21 • 7:00 PM - Favorite Red Wine Competition
Saturday, Dec. 14 or 21 • Annual Christmas Party
2023 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
January 19 • 7:00 - Missouri Gold Medal Winners - Presented by Dan Peters and Steve Brunkhorst
February 16 • 7:00 - Winemaker Talk - Murphy from Defiance Ridge
March 16 • Member Forum - What are They Doing Now? Planning and actions to insure the best outcome for their wines.
Saturday, April 8 • Time TBD - MWS will join American Wine Society to a Winery VIP Visit and lunch at Stone Hill Winery
May 18 • 7:00 - You Too Can Make Award Winning Wines- Lisa Nordmann and Greg Stricker
June 15 • 7:00 - Members Wines Produced from St. James Winery
July 20 • 7:00 - Favorite White Wine Competition
August 17 • 7:00 Favorite Wines ABM (Anything but wines made from Missouri grapes or juice)
September 21 • Missouri Wine Board Representative Talk
Saturday, October 14• Annual Picnic • Dan & Janine Peters’ Home • MWS Members, spouses and significant others invited
November 16 • Favorite Red Wine Competition
Saturday, December 16 • Annual Christmas Party - Dave & Debbie Wert’s Home • MWS Members, spouses and significant others invited
2022 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
January 20 • 7:00 PM • Zoom Presentation our members. What do you have going in your Cellar?
February 17 • 7:00 PM • Zoom Presentation by Stone Hill Winery • Shaun Turnbal
March 17 • 7:00 PM • Zoom Presentation by Kevin Kourofsky • Fining Your Wine
April 21 • 7:00 PM • 2020 Missouri Gold Medal Winner Presentation
May 21 • SATURDAY • Winery Tasting with Brandon Dixon • Triple3 Winery-Washington, MO •
MWS Members Only
June 16 • 7:00 PM • Seyval Blanc Project • 8 members presenting on their 2021 Seyval Blanc
July 28 • 7:00 PM • Favorite White Wine Contest PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
August 18 • 7:00 PM • Terry Stromberg will be giving an informative vineyard management program.
September 15 • 7:00 PM • Kit Wines • Kit wines can be made into an award winning wine with some creativity.
October - Annual Picnic - October 15 • 12:00 PM • Phil & Debbie Rahn’s house • MWS Members Only
November 17 • 7:00 PM • Favorite Red Contest
December • Annual Christmas Party • Date and Place TBD • MWS Members Only
2021 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
Our Meetings are open to any curious winemakers. Some events are only for Missouri Winemaking Society members as indicated below. Our meetings take place at St. Gerard Majella Church at 1971 Dougherty Ferry Road Kirkwood, MO 63122. We meet every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM unless indicated below.
January 21 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • Speaker • Andrew Meggitt - St. James Winery • via Zoom
February 18• 7:00 PM • Thursday • Speaker • Kevin Kourofsky • Judge Judy Kelly • Judging Wines • via Zoom
March 18 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • Speaker • Sensory Science & Enology • Hildegarde Heymann, Ph. D. - Enologist • via Zoom
April 15 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • Speaker • Jacob Schneider - Cane Pole Vineyard • via Zoom
May 20 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • Program • Gizmos and Gadgets • Presenter • John Merkle & MWS members • via Zoom
June 17 • 6:30 PM • Thursday • Lisa & John Nordmann’s Home • Rose’ Project • Presenter • Steve Brunkhorst
July 17 • 11:00 AM • Defiance Ridge Winery Tour and Picnic • MWS Members • Defiance Ridge Menu ordering only
August 19 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • St. Gerard Majella • Program • Grape growing in Missouri, is Organic Possible? • Presenter • Terry Stromberg. (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)
September 16 • 7:00 PM • Thursday • St. Gerard Majella • Favorite White Wine Contest • Presenters • Steve Brunkhorst and Phil Rahn (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)
September 16 • 7:00 PM • Zoom • Making Great Wines to enter into Competitions
October 16 • Noon • Saturday • Dave & Debbie Wert’s Home • Annual MWS Picnic • MWS Members Potluck
November 18 • Thursday • 7:00 PM • St. Gerard Majella • Favorite Red Wine Contest • Presenters • Steve Brunkhorst & Phil Rahn
December 11 • Saturday • 6:00 PM • John & Mary Merkle’s Home • Christmas Party • MWS Members Potluck
January 20, 2022 • Thursday • St. Gerard Majella • Missouri Gold Medal Winning Wines • Presenter • Lisa Nordmann
2020 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
ALL IN PERSON MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID19
Our Meetings are open to any curious winemakers. Some events are only for Missouri Winemaking Society members as indicated below. Our meetings take place at St. Gerard Majella Church at 1971 Dougherty Ferry Road Kirkwood, MO 63122. We meet every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM unless indicated below.
THURSDAY • January 16 • Missouri Gold Medal Winners • Presenters - Mary and Mike Kalish
THURSDAY • February 20 • Old Wines - Presenter - Phil Rahn
THURSDAY • March 19 • CANCELLED •Speaker: Mike Ward - Syncopation Wine • Presenter - Dave Anderson
THURSDAY • April 16 • 7:00 • CANCELLED•
THURSDAY • May 21 • Zoom Meeting • Chardonnay, Characteristics • Steve Brunkhorst
THURSDAY • June 18 • Zoom Meeting • Presentation by Mark Ward • Syncopation Wines
THURSDAY • July 16 • Zoom Meeting • Presenter • Steve Brunkhorst • Preparing for Fall Wine Making
THURSDAY • August 20 • Zoom Meeting - Noboleis Winery • Brandon Dixon
THURSDAY • September 17 • Zoom Meeting • Bommarito Wines
THURSDAY • October 15 • Wine Faults - Presented by John Merkle and Lisa Nordmann
THURSDAY • November 19 • Zoom Presentation by Steffi Littlefield - Edg Clif Winery
SATURDAY • December ? Zoom Holiday Party - date to be decided
THURSDAY • January 21 • Zoom Presentation by Andrew Meggitt from St. James Winery
2019 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
Our Meetings are open to any curious winemakers. Some events are only for Missouri Winemaking Society members as indicated below. Our meetings take place at St. Gerard Majella Church at 1971 Dougherty Ferry Road Kirkwood, MO 63122. We meet every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM unless indicated below.
2019 MISSOURI WINEMAKING SOCIETY CALENDAR
January 17, 7 PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Our Favorite Red Wine Contest
Please bring Red Wine • Presenters - Lisa/Steve/Phil
February 21, 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Port
Please bring a Port or Sweet wine • Presenter/Dave Anderson
March 21, 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: TBD with a Visiting Speaker
Presenters - Lisa/Dan Peters
April 18, 6:00-8:00 • Total Wine and More - Town & Country
A selection of wines from our Into the Wild Walla Walla Williamette and Pacific Northwest theme will be served. $20 Tasting Fee (MWS members only)
May 11• Saturday 11:15 Winery Tour Lost Creek Winery (MWS members only)
Bring $$ for wine and a dish to share • Presenter - Lisa
June 20, 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Our Favorite White Wine Contest
Please bring a bottle of White wine to enter • Presenters - Phil/Steve
July 25, 7PM (4th Thursday) • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Red Winemaking Methods
Please bring a bottle of red wine to share • Presenters - Steve/Panel of 5
August 17, Saturday - 12-4 • Annual picnic at Dave and Debbie Wert’s house.
Bring a side dish and a bottle (or two) of wine to share.
September 18, Wednesday - 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Merlot Project
We will be tasting and scoring Merlot wines from the Project participants
Presenter - Lisa/Steve/Phil
October 17th • 7PM St. Gerard Majella • Program: Vignoles Project
Presenter - Lisa and the rest of the Vignoles Winemakers
November 21, 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Our Favorite Red Wine Contest
Bring a bottle of Red wine to enter Presenters - Lisa/Steve/Phil
December 14 • Annual Christmas Party at Phil and Debbie Rahn’s house (MWS members only)
Please bring a bottle of Sparkling wine to share and/or your favorite wine
and appetizer or dessert to share & a bottle of wine for our gift exchange
January 16, 2020, 7PM • St. Gerard Majella • Program: Missouri Gold Winner Medals
We will be presenting the 2019 Missouri Gold Winner Medals and tasting some delicious gold medal wines.
MWS 2018 CALENDAR
THURSDAY January 18 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Cabernet Flight Tasting • Presented by Dave Wert
THURSDAY February 15 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Fermentation Management including MLF presented by John Merkle
and Terry Stromberg
WEDNESDAY March 14 6:30-8:30 Total Wine 13887 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011
(MWS members only) Wine Tasting $20 per person
THURSDAY April 19 St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Bench Testing & Blending of Wines
SATURDAY May 12 • Winery Tour & Spring Picnic • MWS members only
THURSDAY June 21• St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: PH & S02 testing - Presented by Steve Kintz
THURSDAY July 19 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Favorite White Wine Contest (MWS members only)
THURSDAY August 16 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Missouri Gold Medal Wines - Presented by Mike and Mary Kalish
THURSDAY September 20 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Chardonnay Project - Presented by Tony Turek
SATURDAY October 13 • Picnic • (MWS members only)
THURSDAY November 15 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Favorite Red Wine Contest - Presented by Phil Rahn and Steve Brunkhorst
SATURDAY December 8 • Christmas Party • (MWS members only)
THURSDAY January 17, 2019 • St. Gerard Majella Church
Program: Favorite Red Contest