This holiday parade features colorful floats, bands, storybook characters, carriages, equestrian units and Santa Claus. It winds through downtown St. Louis to kick off the holiday season.

Mount Pleasant celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2009. The winery is within the Augusta Appellation, the first federally designated viniculture district in the United States. We grow 12 grape varieties, on 85 acres.

Our original limestone cellars are still used to age estate-bottled wines and international award-winning ports. Tours are offered. Enjoy the 4,000 square-foot tasting room; have a bottle of wine on the terrace, with spectacular views of the Missouri River Valley. Join our wine club for extra savings and special events. There is entertainment year-round, including wine classes, winemaker dinners, holiday-themed events and live music. See Web site for schedules.