COLUMBIA — Soured on the real estate market, Columbia broker Bob Walters has found what he hopes is a more fruitful pursuit: growing grapes for wine. Downsized banker Mary Becker also is dabbling in the business, planting vines on 120 acres south of Kansas City.
Recession helps MU's Wine School lure aspiring vintners
Thursday, July 30, 2009 | 10:16 a.m. CDT
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