Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Fruit of the vine

State’s wine flows at Grape Growers conference

- — Story and photos by Cary Jenkins

Guests had a chance to taste and learn about Arkansas wines at Experience a Taste of Arkansas Quality Wines held Nov. 5 at Rusty Tractor Vineyards.

Renee Threlfall, a research scientist in the Food Science Department at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agricultur­e in Fayettevil­le, led the tasting and spoke about the wines and the grapes that went into making them.

The wines presented were part of the UA System’s Arkansas Quality Wine Program and were designated 2021 Arkansas Quality Wines. The wines were from Chateau aux Arc Vineyards & Winery, Keels Creek Winery, Mount Bethel Winery, Post Winery, Rusty Tractor Vineyards and Wiederkehr Wine Cellars.

The tasting ended the daylong conference of the Arkansas Associatio­n of Grape Growers, but was open to the public.

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Amanda McWhirt, Ryan Keiffer and Sara and Aaron Cato
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Donn Johnson, Keith Striegler and Paula Johnson
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Joseph Post, Veronica and Paul Post, and John Post
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Renee Threlfall
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Karen Reynolds and Amy Lyman
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J.F. Meullenet and Vic Ford
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Kim Blann and Michelle Johnson
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Tyler Buelow and John Clark
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Sean and Latosha Douglas

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