Inside Missouri Cooperage - MO

Inside Missouri Cooperage - Your Exclusive Seminar

We invite you to join us for a comprehensive oak journey, from forest to cooperage. This behind-the-scenes tour is an excellent way to deepen your understanding of oak science. After harvesting oak trees in an Ozark forest, we’ll explore our stave mill and cooperage to see how premium wine barrels and oak alternatives are crafted. Each part of the coopering process is dedicated to what matters most: achieving a wide range of flavor profiles that are consistent barrel to barrel, vintage to vintage. 

This workshop is currently full.  Please email Michelle Norgren at michellenorgren@missouristate.edu if you would like to be added to the wait list should an opening become available.

What to Wear: Due to the hands-on nature of the tours, we recommend well-worn clothing and closed-toe shoes. Jeans are appropriate. Be prepared for fluctuating Missouri weather (average high is 67ºF and average low is 47ºF). Pop up, sporadic rain showers possible each day.

Cost:
$75.00 per person Click here to pay electronically.

Itinerary

Monday, April 20

Travel day as needed

Tuesday, April 21

8:00 - Meet at the Hampton Inn, 930 Ivey Lane, Lebanon, MO 65536 (phone: 417-533-3100)
8:15 AM - Depart (transportation provided)
10:15 AM - Forest Tour near Salem, MO
11:45 AM - Lakeside lunch at picnic area by stave mill (price included)
12:30 PM - Salem Wood Products mill tour
3:30 PM - Depart
5:30 PM - Arrive in Lebanon, MO
Hotel check-in: Hampton Inn
7:00 PM - Dinner at Cooperages 1912 guest house (price included)

Wednesday, April 22
Note: We will be toasting barrels as part of our experience.  Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothing you don’t mind exposing to sparks.
7:45 AM - Meet at the Hampton Inn in Lebanon
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Missouri Cooperage tour
       Wine barrels
       Oak alternatives
       Engineering
12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch (price included)
1:15 PM - Depart

This Seminar is currently full.  Please email Michelle Norgren to request to be added to the wait list in the event of space becoming available.  Registration Deadline Monday, April 6, 2015

Lodging - Hotel Reservation Deadline Monday, April 6, 2015

Hampton Inn, Lebanon, MO

930 Ivey Lane, Lebanon, Missouri, 65536, USA TEL: +1-417-533-3100 FAX: +1-417-533-5858

Room Rate - $89 per night + tax.  To reserve your room, call 417-533-3100 and ask for the VESTA room block, "Missouri State University Cooperage Seminar". 

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Location: Independent Stave, 1078 South Jefferson Ave, Lebanon, MO 65536