Interstate 44 meanders in a southwesterly direction from St. Louis to Springfield, Missouri. Just north of Springfield is a family-owned winery with Norwegian influence -- Oovvda Winery. THe owners are glad to visit with guests and discuss their heritage and their wine-making.
Uniquely, the vintner enjoys making fruit wines with varying degrees of sweetness. So, Oovvda doesn't just have Blueberry wine, this winery has semi-dry, semi-sweet, and sweet Blueberry wines.
This week we tried a bottle of the semi-dry Blueberry wine that I had purchased during my annual visit to the area. We learned that in addition to red wines, some fruit wines need "breathing" time. Once the blueberry wine had been open for awhile, it was quite enjoyable.The wine had nice berry aromas with a touch of cinnamon. In fact, pairing it with Italian cheese, really brought out the flavor of this wine.
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