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Growing grapes is farming. Subject to all the same issues when dealing with Mother Nature. Columnist Doug Frost takes you on a journey where nature is in control and winemakers are right in the thick of things.

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Raise a glass and toast this Ozark town that is hosting a Brew Fest as a fundraiser to support the arts. Expect half-a-dozen independent breweries and a couple of big distributors representing another dozen breweries, both classics to trendy.

Missouri Bar setting with fresh pineapple

These 4 juice joints are jumping! There’s no shortage of atmosphere at these speakeasies, although you can go without the element of danger from the Prohibition era to get your classic cocktails. Tell ’em Big MO, you know, the Lifer, sent you!

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Discover food, new brews, and theater in Springfield

A Frame

This article is presented in partnership with Visit Columbia. Columbia breweries and distilleries are reopening their doors, kegs and barrels to offer the experience their guests have come to expect. While on-site service is still challenging for some, here are a few lifting spirits for their customers. The sunset at Les Bourgeois Vineyards, 14020 W. Hwy. …

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Distilleries

Missouri’s small-batch craft distillers come of age.