OUR WINEMAKERS
Terry Neuner
Founder


 
Terry Neuner earned a Master's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked for several years as a research chemist for the Missouri Farmer's Association.  Not coincidentally Terry's expertise at MFA was in fermentation, where he was a pioneer in ethanol uses for fuel.  His next career move was to 3M Corporation in business development, which took his family abroad for over ten years, living in both Europe and Asia.  He has since retired but is keeping busy raising Missouri's only Kobe beef herd, and now expanding to winemaking on his Osage County farm.  Terry brings his full science background, agricultural skills, and fermentation knowledge to fruition in Westphalia Vineyards wines.
 
 
 
Tim Pingelton
Production Manager
  Tim Pingelton earned a Master's of Fine Arts from San Diego State University and has published a nonfiction book "A Student's Guide to Earnest Hemingway, Understanding Literature" that is available at Amazon.com.  Tim also enjoys contributing to the respected website www.AppellationAmerica.com as a wine journalist.  Following years of home winemaking and brewing, Tim's initiation to the wine and beer business came through a filterer/brewer position at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, where he learned the ropes about fermentation, filtration, and sanitation on a large scale.  He instills a deep understanding of Midwest winemaking and wines, knowledge of the latest ideas in wine production, and unstoppable enthusiasm to Westphalia Vineyards.  
 
 
 
 


The next generation of Westphalia Vineyards winemaking!