The Drink Local Wine Conference for 2011 is scheduled for April 2 and April 3 in Missouri. There is still time to purchase tickets and make travel arrangements.

April 2 is devoted to presentations that include We don’t need no stinkin’ vinifera: The grapes of Missouri, Creating a buzz: How regional wine can grab the public’s attention and Does Locavore = Locapour. Presentations are to follow with the Missouri Twitter Taste-off and then Cabot Cheese winemaker reception and buffet.

The following day, April 3 from 10am to 1pm, Missouri winery tours will take place. Three different ticket packages are available for the two-day conference.

Drinklocalwine.com is a website devoted to emphasizing wines produced in the US and Canada with the exception of California, Oregon and Washington. Jeff Siegel, The Wine Curmudgeon, from Texas and Dave McIntyre from Dave McIntyre’s WineLine created Drinklocalwine.com.

Enjoy a visit to Missouri, the opportunity to taste Missouri wines and learn about local wines. ‘Locavores’ and ‘Locapours’ should learn from this experience.

Cheers! Kathy