Press

• WINK News – WINK Exclusive: First look inside a new Naples theater (10/29/2024)
• St. Louis Business Journal – Hoffmann ups stake in St. Louis Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises (10/29/2024)
• New York Times – Florida billionaire who wants to be a newspaper baron (10/21/2024)
  
• Naples News – What to Know About David Hoffmann (08/26/2024)
• Missourian – Montelle’s a must-see (06/15/2024)

• STLToday – Hoffmanns name manager for Augusta wineries (02/23/2024)

• Wealth of Geeks – Hidden Wine Regions: Small Town Charm, Scenic Views (9/25/2023)

• Missourian – Off The Vine: Mount Pleasant offers a vision of Wine Country’s future (9/21/2023)

• Sophisticated Living – Building Augusta Without Cutting Corners (6/28/2023)

• Travel Awaits – The Napa Valley of the Midwest (5/4/2023)

• KSDK – Missouri Winery Owner, David Hoffmann, To Receive Horatio Alger Award (1/20/2023)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Purchase Defiance Roadhouse, plan to open diner (1/9/2023)

• Missourian – Hoffmann family of companies official shares updates (12/8/2022)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – New businesses nudge Augusta toward becoming the Napa Valley of the Midwest (11/7/2022)

• Travel + Leisure Magazine –This Small Missouri Town Will Change the Way You Think About Midwest Wines (10/29/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns add Gallery Augusta to Portfolio (10/5/2022)

• Florida Weekly – Hoffmann acquires Ziglin Signs of Washington, Missouri (09/21/2022)

• KSDK – Hoffmanns take to the air with latest Washington, Missouri, acquisition (09/14/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns adding helicopter tours at Washington airport (09/13/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmann family to launch helicopter tourism business in Washington, Missouri (09/13/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns readying nail salon for debut later this fall (09/03/2022)

• Missourian – Augusta Bakery opens with Schulte’s donuts (08/24/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns investments are drawing more customers to other Augusta businesses (08/24/2022)

• Meet Magazine – Miss Augusta (Summer 2022)

• KSDK – Hoffmanns acquire Hillermann Nursery & Florist (6/8/2022)

• KSDK – Augusta Residents React To Hoffmann Development Plans (6/4/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Buy Hillermann Nursery, Schulte’s Bakery (6/3/2022)

• Missourian – David Hoffmann steps down as CEO, giving him more time to focus on Augusta projects (5/18/2022)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Augusta winery investor steps down, taps sons to lead $100m plan (5/17/2022)

• KSDK – CEO behind massive Augusta wine tourism project stepping down from company (5/17/2022)

• KSDK – Need a summer getaway? Augusta has the options for you (5/13/2022)

• KSDK – The Hoffmanns provide some R&R at new B&B’s in Augusta (5/13/2022)

• KSDK – Hoffmann family has guest collection of 20 different lodgings in Augusta for visitors (5/6/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns debut “sophisticated” Augusta Clothing Co. (5/1/2022)

• Country Living Magazine – Augusta, International Destination (4/30/2022)

• KSDK – Gator tours underway at Augusta wine vineyards (4/29/2022)

• KSDK – Inside August’s Transformation into the “Napa Valley of The Midwest” (4/29/2022)

• KSDK – Hoffmanns say Augusta buying spree is complete. Up next: Big construction projects (4/27/2022)

• KSDK – New clothing boutique opening in Augusta (4/22/2022)

• KMOV – Meeting Miss Augusta (4/22/2022)

• KMOV – Historic Mount Pleasant Estates offers customers an award-winning wine selection (4/21/2022)

• KMOV – Great Day Live Vineyards Tours (4/18/2022)

• KSDK – Unique experiences popping up in Augusta, Missouri (4/15/2022)

• KSDK – Hoffmann family turning Augusta, Missouri, into tourist destination (4/15/2022)

• Portfolio Magazine – Augusta, Missouri Vineyards & Birdies (4/14/2022)

• KMOV – Crews to break ground soon on Augusta amphitheater, 12-hold championship golf course (4/5/2022)

• KMOV – Progress being made on $100million investment in St. Charles County wine country (4/1/2022)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns share plans for outdoor amphitheater at Balducci Vineyards (3/19/2022)

• Gulfshore Business – Hoffmann making push into fifth city, opening Naples store (3/18/2022)

• The Wow Factor – David Hoffmann: Real Estate Developer | Create The Change You Want To See (3/9/2022)
• Fox4 News – Hoffmanns Donate $250,000 to FGCU Wine Lab (3/9/2022)

• Missourian – Bonjour, Hola, Guten Tag / Hoffmanns hope to make a splash on the international stage with their Missouri wines (2/26/2022)

• Missourian – Land of Opportunity: Hoffmanns have high hopes for Augusta as plans become reality (2/23/22)

• KMOX Radio – Hunting lodge, hostel opens next month as Augusta, Missouri becomes Midwest’s Napa Valley (2/14/2022)

• KMOV – ‘Napa of the Midwest’ to welcome guests soon (2/14/2022)

• St. Louis Magazine – A look at how Augusta wine country is evolving (2/6/22)

• Missourian – Hoffman’ plans for Augusta property face scrutiny (1/11/22)

• Naples Daily News – There’s no stopping David Hoffmann: Naples-based family enterprise busier than ever in 2021 (12/21/2021)

• Sophisticated Living Magazine – Following Your Heart To America’s First Wine Region (12/13/2021)

• Missourian – Emmaus Homes campus being reimagines as historic buildings are renovated, rebranded as Chateau Hoffmann (11/23/2021)

• Boone Country Connection – The Miss Augusta Temp Docked at the Yacht Club of St. Louis in St. Charles (11/13/2021)

• Riverfront Times – In The Rush To Build The Next Napa Valley, What Happens to Augusta (10/29/2021)

• West News Magazine – Miss Augusta Photo Gallery (10/25/21)

• Missourian – Miss Augusta Makes Maiden Voyage (10/24/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann’s Miss Augusta Sets Sail For The First Time (10/24/21)

• KSDK – Hoffmann Family Companies Float Their Next Development (10/24/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann’s Miss Augusta Luxury Yacht To Debut Sunday (10/19/21)

• Missourian – Anchors Away On Hoffmann’s Yacht (10/19/21)

• Boone Country Connection – Hoffmans Unveil Plans For Golf Course at Balducci Winery (10/5/21)

• KTRS Radio – David Hoffmann Augusta, Missouri Interview (10/10/21)

• Boone Country Connection – Hoffmann To Acquire Defiance Bike Shop Adding To Kickstand Brand (10/5/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Shift Gears, Expand Bike Business (10/2/21)

• KSDK – Winery Owner To Acquire Defiance Bike Rental (9/30/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Acquire Definance Bike Shop (9/29/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann Lodge Approved By St. Charles County Council (9/29/21)

• Biz Journal – Winery Owner Hoffmann Family of Companies to acquire Defiance Bike Rental Shop (9/29/21)

• KSDK – How The Hoffmanns Are Making Waves In Missouri Wine Country (9/28/21)

• KSDK – Augusta Wineries React To Hoffmann Development Plans (9/27/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns eye Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Plant For Potential Acquisition (9/26/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Unveil Plans For Golf Course, Amphitheater, Riverboat (9/26/21)

• KSDK – Winery Owner Hoffmann Family of Companies Unveils Plans For Golf Course In Augusta (9/23/21)

• St. Louis Today – He’s a Dreamer – David Hoffmann has dreams for Augusta, Missouri (9/23/21)

• KMOV – Plans For 12-hole Championship Golf Course In Missouri Wine Country Unveiled (9/22/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns share plans for 12-hole golf course in Augusta (9/22/21)

• Biz Journal – Winery Owner Hoffmann Family of Companies Unveils Plans For Golf Course In Augusta (9/22/21)

• Biz Journal – A Family Affair – How The Hoffmann’s Augusta Plans Hinges On Its Business Portfolio (9/17/21)

• Biz Journal – The Wine Collectors (9/17/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann Lodge Discussed at St. Charles County Council Meeting (9/15/21)

• Boone County Connection – Jerri and David Hoffmann Give Update on Augusta Project (9/4/21)

• KSDK – Ferguson Valley (8/30/21)

• 550 Radio KTRS –  Interview with David Hoffmann, Augusta, Missouri (8/27/1)

• Missourian – Town and Country Purchase (8/25/21)

• Biz Journals – Hoffmann purchase of Augusta area Town and Country Nursery (8/23/21)

• KSDK – Town and Country Purchased by Hoffmann Family of Companies (8/23/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns’ Plans for Augusta Hotel & Helipad face scrutiny (8/20/21)

• Mid Rivers Magazine – Speaker David Hoffmann on What’s Coming Next for Augusta (8/18/21)

• St. Charles County EDC – David Hoffmann Augusta, Missouri Keynote Speech (8/10/21)

• Boone County Connection – Augusta Emporium Ribbon Cutting (7/31/21)

• KSDK/Biz Journal – Hotel Announcement Hoffmann Family of Companies Augusta (7/23/2021)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Augusta Investor David Hoffmann Hotel Announcement (7/22/21)

• Missourian – Kickstand & Emporium (7/21/21)

• FOX2 – Tim’s Travels – Jerri and David Hoffmann Revitalizing Augusta, Missouri (7/16/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann Augusta Lodge Announcement (7/2/21)

• Food & Wine – August Wine Region with Big Dreams (7/2/2021)

• KLPW Radio – Jerri and David Hoffmann from Augusta, Missouri Interview (6/28/2021)

• St. Louis Magazine – 20-plus Wineries Within a Short Drive from St. Louis (6/11/21)

• KSDK Abbey Eats St. Louis – David Hoffmann’s ‘Halfway to Heaven’ in Augusta (6/5/21)

• Missourian – Mount Pleasant sees updates to tasting rooms, wine cellars (6/3/21)

• KSIS Radio – Investor David Hoffmann Buys Wineries in Augusta, Missouri (6/1/21)

• KWOS Radio – Jerri and David Hoffman Investing in Augusta Interview (5/28/21)

• KMOX Radio – Augusta Area Natives Jerri and David Hoffman Interview (5/28/21)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Augusta Winery Investory, David Hoffmann to Launch Riverboat Excursions (5/26/21)

• Biz Journal – Winery owner Hoffmann Family of Companies adds yacht to growing Augusta footprint (5/26/21)

• Boone County Connection –Miss Augusta Luxury Yacht to Set Sail from Augusta, MO this Fall (5/26/21)

• KSDK  – Yacht tours coming to Missouri wine country starting later this year (5/25/21)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Watch Now: Augusta Wineries Being Developed (5/24/21)

• NPR Interview – Big Dreams For Missouri’s Augusta Wine Region From Investor With Local Ties (5/20/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmann’s luxury yacht to dock soon in Washington, Augusta (5/16/21)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch –  Napa Valley Near St. Louis (5/14/21)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Developer David Hoffmann Has Big Plans for Augusta Wineries (5/14/21)

• Sauce Magazine – Your guide to Midwest wine country (5/13/21)

• KSDK  – Winery owner Hoffmann Family of Companies to acquire 162-year-old property (5/12/21)

• Missourian – Jerri and David Hoffmann Intend to Buy Emmaus House (5/12/21)

• Biz Journal – Winery owner Hoffmann Family of Companies to acquire former seminary campus as part of $100M project (5/12/21)

• Boone County Connection – Hoffmann to Purchase Former Emmaus Homes Campus in Marthasville (5/12/21)

• Missourian – Augusta approves gas station zoning change as Hoffmann Family of Companies expands footprint (5/8/21)

• Mid Rivers Magazine – Changes visible in Augusta as Hoffmann Family of Companies ‘refreshes’ the town (5/7/21)

• Boone County Connection – Augusta Plein Air Art Festival Final Sale and Awards in Town Square (5/5/21)

• KSDK NOA – Winery owner Hoffmann Family of Companies to acquire NOA Medical Industries (5/3/21)

• Missourian – Mount Pleasant’s Matt Brennecke is a winemaking talent decades in the making (4/22/21)

• Missourian  – Hoffmans sign letter of intent to buy Mid-American Coaches (4/19/21)

• Biz Journals Mid-American – Hoffmann Family of Companies to acquire transportation firm as part of $100M Augusta winery project (4/19/21)

• Missourian –Hoffmanns Hire Hesjedal (3/18/21)

• KTVI – The couple transforming Missouri wine country into the Midwest’s Napa Valley (3/4/21)

• KSDK – Hoffmann Family of Companies acquires 162-year-old winery as part of $100M Augusta project (3/2/21)

• Fox2 – Missouri wine country to be the Midwest’s Napa Valley (3/2/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns To Acquire Mount Pleasant Estates (3/2/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Acquire Two More Augusta Wineries (2/24/21)

• Missourian – Nye to Join Hoffmann Staff (2/22/21)

• KSDK – Hoffmann Family of Companies acquires two more wineries in Augusta as part of $100M project (2/22/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Purchase Two More Augusta Wineries (2/19/21)

• Boone County Connection – Hoffmanns Plan $100M Investment in Augusta, Missouri Wine and Tourism Industry (2/2/21)

• Missourian – Hoffmanns Face Questions From Augusta Residents On Development Plans (1/25/21)

• Missourian – Augusta, Hermann Officials Excited for Hoffmann Project (1/13/21)

• KSDK – Hoffmann Family of Companies plans to invest $100M in a winery, golf project in Augusta after acquiring vineyards (1/8/21)

• The Drinks Business – Florida company to invest $100m in 700-acre Missouri wine project (1/7/21)

• Florida Trend – Hoffmanns Acquire Vineyards, Wineries, Assets & Businesses In Augusta, MO (1/7/21)

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – David and Jerri Hoffmann Aquire Augusta, MO Assets (1/6/21)

• Business Observer – With major purchase, area family plans one of the largest wineries in the Midwest (1/6/21)

• Missourian  – David and Jerri Hoffmann (1/5/21)