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...
The inaugural 2011 Wisconsin Wineries Survey found that over half of Wisconsin wineries are interested in purchasing Wisconsin grapes this year. But the popularity of local fruit can be a challenge for Wisconsin...
A good year for Wisconsin sports has coincided with a great year for growing grapes, according to Becky Rochester, Grape Marketing Coordinator for the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association. Becky said 2011 was a...
Despite intermittent rain throughout the weekend of September 24th, some wineries and artists attending the 12th Annual Southern Illinois Art and Wine Festival on the grounds of the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center...
Oppressive hot weather in far Southern Illinois this summer stressed white grapes in particular, said Scott Sensmeier, Owner and Vintner at Starview Vineyards, near Cobden, Illinois on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. According...
It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for a winery than the Old Mission Peninsula in northern Michigan, with layers of gentle hills spilling into Grand Traverse Bay. Edward O’Keefe Sr. was the first...
‘Can Indiana wines come to the world stage? I have to say yes.” For the winemakers of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail (IUWT), those words are a ringing endorsement from Andrea Robinson–one of the...