The temptation to skip over Gewurztraminer due to its difficult pronunciation may be great for many wine drinkers. Some people within the industry even speculate that the name might be a little intimidating for...
The new Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room had its grand opening on January 19th in Shelby Township Michigan, just outside of Detroit. The new tasting room, which shares the name of owner Cortney...
Homepage picture: Jayne and Eric Wagner and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Toddy The 200 miles of shoreline that separates Southwest Michigan and the Traverse City area is not a long distance by boat or...
The winners of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were announced on Friday. The San Francisco competition bills itself as the largest American Wine Competition in the world. Again, Michigan Riesling was a standout...
Midwest Wine Press spoke recently with Linda Jones, executive director of The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, about the upcoming Michigan Grape and Wine Conference in East Lansing from February 13th to 15th. One...
The growing U.S. appetite for regional craft beers is having a positive, knock-on effect for the makers of local cider, sparkling and still wine. According to the Brewers Association, the craft beer industry grew...
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its first estimate of the United States grape harvest yield in its August Crop Production report. Despite this year’s frosts that struck many states and the...
The 2010 Chateau Grand Traverse Whole Cluster Riesling was included in Food and Wine magazine’s top wines by editor Megan Krigbaum. Food and Wine has a circulation of 375,000 and is one of the...
Mark Johnson of Chateau Chantal Winery in Traverse City, Michigan reports mostly good news for local grape growers this year. “We needed a great crop and we got it this year,” said Johnson,...
The Lake Michigan Shore AVA in the Southwestern Corner of Michigan is one of the most popular wine trails in the Midwest. On October 8th, hundreds of wine industry professionals spent their Saturday providing...