2022 Feinherb

Heritage Series

Missouri Riesling is a unique hybrid unrelated to its name. Missouri Riesling wine was once widely available in the United States, but virtually all vines were destroyed at the onset of Prohibition in 1919. Considered an extinct, Native American grape, Westphalia Vineyards rediscovered a vine at the National Agricultural Experimentation Center at Cornell University that had been planted in 1890. Thanks to Thomas Jefferson, Cornell University was given the mission of preserving every American grape species. The Traminette is destemmed and allowed to settle overnight. The Missouri Riesling is direct-pressed and allowed to settle before spontaneous fermentation begins. The wine is blended early and allowed to age in stainless steel.