Lost Creek Vineyard

In 1997, Tom and Steve Frichtel, after working for many years in the home building business, were interested in finding property in Missouri Wine Country. When they first saw the site, they knew the topography and location (a south facing slope close to the Missouri River) were perfect for a vineyard. However, what you see now as Lost Creek Vineyard bears little resemblance to what they saw on that first day.  The grounds were overgrown with scrub bushes and locust trees, and there were several dilapidated out-buildings. The Winery Building was a “well-used” farm house, with a leaky stone basement. Tom and Steve purchased a used bulldozer and began tearing down the out-buildings, clearing the ground, and putting in a pond. After about eighteen months, their wives, Chris and Claire, begged them to sell the bulldozer while there were still trees standing.