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NewsApril 19, 2010

From Vine to Wine

Take a tour behind the wine-making scenes with Jerry Smith, owner and operator of River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.

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LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Barack the dog runs along the vineyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Barack the dog runs along the vineyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A semi-automatic wine bottler is used at RIver Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A semi-automatic wine bottler is used at RIver Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Part of the semi-automatic bottler at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Part of the semi-automatic bottler at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAIURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com After filling the wine bottles, they are then placed in the wine corker for corking.
LAIURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com After filling the wine bottles, they are then placed in the wine corker for corking.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Jerry Smith, owner of River Ridge Winery, describes the process of trimming the cabernet sauvignon grape vines on his vinyard in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Jerry Smith, owner of River Ridge Winery, describes the process of trimming the cabernet sauvignon grape vines on his vinyard in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A feshly trimmed cabernet sauvignon grape vine on the vineyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A feshly trimmed cabernet sauvignon grape vine on the vineyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Vineyards at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Vineyards at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A cabernet franc grape vine begins to bud on the vinyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A cabernet franc grape vine begins to bud on the vinyard at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Black netting lays at the end of the each row of grape vines at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO. The netting will be used to cover the vines to keep the birds and animals from eating the ripe grapes.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Black netting lays at the end of the each row of grape vines at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO. The netting will be used to cover the vines to keep the birds and animals from eating the ripe grapes.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A wine press is used in the first stages of the wine making process.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A wine press is used in the first stages of the wine making process.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Wine holding tanks fill the wine making room at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Wine holding tanks fill the wine making room at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A semi-automatic wine bottler is used at RIver Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A semi-automatic wine bottler is used at RIver Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO.
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