West Winery is a small North Central Missouri Winery located five miles north of Macon,
Missouri.  The winery was started August 2007 with the hopes that Macon County would
enjoy a local winery along with the family orchards that were planted 15 years ago.  
Most of our wines will be produced with fruit from our orchard and with help from local grape,
fruit producers.  

How It All Began
I guess you could say the West family has always included some wine makers.  I would say it
really started back about 20-25 years ago with the good old bottle and balloon.   I remember
my dad (Dan) attempting to make his own wine in this fashion and it sat in the basement for
months, even years, just waiting for someone to crack it open.  He was not really sure if it was
going to be okay to drink after the wait.
Fast forward a couple of decades and this is when Jen & I got the wine making bug.  Jen & I
started making small batches in the kitchen from books that I had purchased from the Internet.
Some were decent, some were bad.  Then it became a full fledged hobby, then obsession; we  
found that it could be a challenge almost daily with wine making. It also provided some
enjoyment for our friends & family.
Then one day in 2004, Jen & I thought "why not try to do this for real?" It also happened to
be a bumper crop for the orchard that year, so we started practicing with the extra fruit.
Thus began our long journey towards a licensed winery.  
Jen started studying the regulations and forms that would be needed, while I started
investigating what equipment, processes & recipes would be needed to make larger
commercial amounts of wine.  
In the meantime, we also helped build an addition to our family's orchard building that would
house the wine making operation & equipment.
Jen & I have always believed that we would one day have a winery to share our wines with a
wider audience than with just family & friends - but with everyone treated as family & friend
when you walk through our winery door.  We also believe anyone can learn about wine and
wine making, and not have to feel like it is something that is mysterious or sophisticated.  So
come on out to the winery and we would love to share our experiences and our wines with you
anytime.

                                                                                                                                 The West Family

West Winery LLC
25875 Jewell Avenue
Macon, Missouri 63552
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