Our friends Jerry and Janette live west of St. Louis. We arranged to meet up with them at their house near Defiance. The area south of their home is riddled with wineries, so we talked them to going to one of the wineries for some sampling of Missouri wine. They took us to Balducci Vineyard near the Missouri River. There friend Mary, and later her husband Bruce, joined us as well. We bought a bottle of Norton Reserve which was made with locally grown Norton grapes. It was a very good wine with a nice smooth finish. One we would definitely do again. There are at least 10 vineyards/wineries in the area. So we may have to return to sample a few more. After the vineyard, we went back to Jerry and Janette’s house. They took us for a ride around the private lake in the subdivision before serving all of us a wonderful salmon dinner. It was with reluctance that we had to leave around 10 to get back to poor Etta. Monday we pull out for Kansas City.
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Captain Janette and First Mate Jerry
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Leslie, Mary and Bruce
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Sunset on the lake
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