Barbara Gibbs Ostmann has served on the Missouri Wine and Grape Board for more than 17 years. A travel, food and wine journalist, Ostmann has been writing about Missouri wine since 1975. She was the Food Editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 18 years, syndicated food columnist for the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group for 12 years, and has co-authored 13 books. She takes bottles of Missouri wine – usually Norton – around the world on her travels. Ostmann is the founding president of the St. Louis Culinary Society, founding vice-president of the St. Louis Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier, and a past board member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and The Culinary Trust. She lives on a small farm near Gerald, MO.
