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This year’s cold weather, late frosts and statewide drought have cut this year’s crop to 30-50 percent of normal for many vineyards in the state, Anderson said. But he adds that “I haven’t heard of anyone who is considering closing.”

Cory Bomgaars, president of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board and owner of Les Bourgeois Vineyard in New Bloomfield, agrees. He says the freezes and drought have forced him to irrigate more, which has increased his electricity bill. But he isn’t giving up on growing grapes.

He’s hoping to have a small harvest of his Norton (also known as Cynthiana) and Chambourcin varieties next year, when he will be able to produce blended wines, since he won’t have enough of each variety to make single-variety wine. He says he’s encouraged by the number of visitors coming to his winery this year.