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The owners placed a conservation easement on the 21.5-acre property earlier this year, meaning it cant be developed into new housing.

The property owners approached the city last year proposing to place their 21 acres, including the winery, into a conservation easement.

The 21-acre conservation easement would preserve some of the habitat and agricultural soils on the valley bottoms that are quickly being lost in Missoula as growth spreads ever-further from the city center.

While the rest of Missoula fills in with housing and other development, residents of the Rattlesnake could see a large swath of developable land set aside as open space and protected in perpetuity.

Montana has a reputation for some of its local fruit — mountain huckleberries and Flathead cherries provide two ready examples. But wine grapes are a relatively new contribution to the

A tradition for the community that dates back to 2002 is returning to 10 Spoon Winery in Missoula on Saturday.

Tasting room and live music return to Ten Spoon Winery With Missoula on the up and up, Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery will reopen their patio this week, also offering live music. and last updated 2021-04-07 19:32:57-04 MISSOULA — Youve heard the phrase, "Aging like a fine wine." For Andy Sponseller and Connie Poten, thats exactly how the years have gone at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery -- from clearing their first pasture in 1998 to planting another vineyard in 2012. Then, 2020 hit. “W...