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Mountain Grove Cellars site launched for wine, fruit sale

SPRINGFIELD — Products from the Missouri State University-Mountain Grove vineyards are now available at the click of a mouse. Wines, ports and jellies from a variety of crops are for sale to the public on the online store at https://www.ws.missouristate.edu/mtngrvcellars

“We are pleased to be able to offer this service to the public,” said Dr. Anson Elliott, agriculture department head and director of the Mountain Grove campus. “The proceeds from these sales will benefit our students and faculty, and help advance the important research underway at Mountain Grove.”

Products available online include: a 2005 Ruby Port (bronze medal winner at the Indy International Wine Competition), 2005 Chambourcin Port, 2005 Norton Dessert Wine, 2007 Catawba Wine and the SMSU 100-year Centennial Chardondel Wine. Also for sale are peach butter and elderberry jellies; fresh fruit from the orchards may be available in season. 

Missouri State-Mountain Grove is a 190-acre campus located in Mountain Grove on the Ozarks Plateau in rural south-central Missouri. The agriculture department operates the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, which includes the Center for Grapevine Biotechnology and the Mountain Grove Cellars.

The Center for Grapevine Biotechnology conducts research to identify key grapevine genes, including defense and stress-related genes, and those responsible for production of health-promoting compounds, which may ultimately enable the production of improved grape cultivars. The center also seeks to develop biotechnological tools for in-depth functional analysis of grapevine genes and for characterization and prevention of major grapevine diseases, as well as to explore and identify health-promoting compounds in native grapevine species.