Nestled in the tourism town of Branson, Missouri, sits a winery built in 2008 with a long history in wine making dating back to 1859 at the still active winery in Augusta, Missouri. The Mount Pleasant Winery allows wine enthusiasts to try six wines that the tourist picks. I got to visit the winery while in Branson, Missouri. I walked into the building and the first thing I saw was the wine tasting bar. After smelling the wine and talking to several of the people that were trying the wine, I moved over to a huge 600 gallon French oak barrel. The winery allows visitors to bottle their own bottle of wine from the barrel for $9.99. According to Mount Pleasant Winery, the wine in this barrel is a dessert wine, and it should last decades. At the time of bottling my bottle of wine on 10/31/14, the wine was about seven years old. They told me that it goes really well with dark sweet cherries. Once the staff helped me fill the bottle, I got to add a cork and wrapper to the neck of the bottle. The staff helped me with this process, but it's very easy and hands-on. Once done, I got to take home a nice bottle of wine to either drink or store in my makeshift wine cellar.
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