It’s been a challenging spring for the Missouri wine industry – starting with COVID-19.

Jim Anderson, director of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, tells Brownfield Ag News, “Really from March through May, most of our wineries were shut down. Some of our wineries were creative where they were able to do some curb side. Some of them did home deliveries. And, of course, most of our wineries also do wholesale which did increase those wholesale Missouri wine sales.” Missouri consumers switched to grocery store purchases which increased wholesale wine sales.

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