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in 1933, it took several decades for the
Hermann wine industry to recover with Stone Hill reopening in 1965, Hermannhof in 1974 and Adam Puchta in 1989. Today there is around 200 acres of grapevines planted with the Hermann Wine Trail being a frequent tourist location in the
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Hermann and by 1852 there were more than 470 acres (190 hectares) planted to grape vines. Several modern Hermann wineries can trace their origins to this period. Stone Hill's cellars were constructed in 1847, the
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Missouri's largest winery,
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A bottle of Norton wine sits next to what is believed to be a 170-year-old Norton/Cynthiana grapevine cultivated by
American wine legend George Hussman. The vines are now part of
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Germany, seeking farmers, laborers, winemakers and artisans to establish what they called a
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completely wiped out the commercial wine industry in
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soil deposits up to 30 feet (9 m) deep. Growing conditions in the area have been compared to those in southern and eastern
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vineyard located in
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Statue of Hermann (Latin name Arminius), namesake of the Hermann wine region.
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596:Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
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530:are also produced, usually from
348:Prohibition in the United States
864:1983 establishments in Missouri
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332:who had struck gold during the
324:was founded by immigrants from
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64:1983, amended 1987
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469:Vidal blanc
457:St. Vincent
449:Chambourcin
313:viticulture
223:flood plain
192:appellation
175:located in
169:Hermann AVA
158:of wineries
145:Vidal blanc
133:St. Vincent
121:Chambourcin
96:Continental
32:Wine region
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848:Categories
821:91°26′49″W
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575:References
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489:De Chaunac
465:Traminette
447:including
326:Oberkotzau
309:Winemaking
295:assimilate
141:Traminette
109:Total area
707:Opus Vino
485:Edelweiss
477:Chardonel
204:St. Louis
632:Archived
630:. 2007.
560:Archived
546:See also
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439:variety
414:Riesling
352:mushroom
287:Germania
283:Arminius
279:Rheingau
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181:Missouri
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526:. Many
461:Steuben
431:Catawba
427:Concord
338:gallons
330:Bavaria
257:History
231:Germany
200:Hermann
187:. The
137:Steuben
77:Part of
69:Country
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518:sherry
514:solera
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441:Norton
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