Missouri Wine Fest

This past weekend I was at the Missouri Wine Fest at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights, MO. It was a great way to spend the weekend, I spent about 6 hours straight both Saturday and Sunday pouring wine samples without a break. I was able to meet a lot of nice people, some of whom are regular visitors and others that have never been to Little Hills Winery in Saint Charles.

The event was a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I haven't heard any official numbers yet, but organizers said Saturday brought in record numbers in attendance. It will be interesting to get the final numbers and see if the economy had any bearing on how much wine people actually bought. I know we had to bring in more supplies for Sunday to meet the demand. We had lots of great comments concerning our Traiminet and our River's Bend wines. I will post again when I hear about the final attendance numbers and how much was raised for the charity.

This was the 23rd year for the event and I met loads of people who have been coming for at least 10 years in a row. I want to personally thank everyone for their contributions to a great organization and encourage everyone to have the giving spirit year 'round, especially in this economy.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to say hello. There were so many good wineries represented. I was too busy at the Little Hills booth to get around to sample other wines, but my wife was able to come share some of the offerings from other wineries.

Congrats to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for another successful Missouri Wine Fest!