This article is sponsored by Scott Laboratories. For more information on product offerings, please contact Scott Labs at 800-821-7254 or visit Scott Laboratories. ‘This wine smells a bit like rotten eggs to me,” said...
What’s surprising about Michigan Sauvignon Blanc? That so few Michigan wineries produce wines from this fascinating versatile and aromatic varietal is really quite surprising. The Wolverine State makes much more white wine than red...
Like nearly every other facet of the alcohol beverage industry, advertising has historically been carefully regulated. For instance, in Missouri, regulations pertaining to advertising address topics from font size to content, and those specifically relevant to wine address statements regarding...
How do you know when it is time to re-design your website? More and more consumers are researching online before they visit and are judging your winery by its website. I often tell clients...
Not everyone visiting a local winery wants to drink wine. Beverage drinkers divide into a number of categories. A large number choose beer or mixed drinks. Non-drinkers ask for soda or water. Among the...
I have a confession to make. When I started Midwest Wine Press, I thought a modest amount of wine knowledge would be enough. After all, we’re mainly reporting wine news, not making it. But...
I had a dream. The year was 1965 in California. I was observing wine pioneer Robert Mondavi who had just been fired by his family’s winery (something that happened in our real world too)....
One feature of Midwest wineries that sets them apart from wineries in California is that many offer free wine tastings. On the west coast, in Napa or Sonoma, you usually get charged at least...
One of the best paragraphs in the Great Gatsby is about the Midwest: “That’s my middle-west- not the wheat or the prairies or the lost Swede towns but the thrilling, returning trains of my...
People tell me that I need to talk more about myself in Midwest Wine Press. So this is a reluctant column about me. The first thing you should know about me is that I...