Jerry Eisterhold, grew up a Missouri farm boy surrounded by wild grapes in the lush Gasconade River Valley upstream from Hermann, Missouri. Jerry’s early education in agronomy at the University of Missouri in 1969 brought with it a connoisseurship of soils.

In 1996, combining his love of wine and great dirt, Jerry chartered a plane over Kansas City to find the right soil for establishing a vineyard. Determined to discover and become an expert in the unique flavors that Native North American grapes bring to wine, Jerry began a journey to create wine that would complement the land.