Midwest Wine Press has launched a “crowdfunding” campaign using the popular Indiegogo website. According to Midwest Wine Press publisher Mark Ganchiff, funds raised will be used for production of new articles, for ongoing operations...
I began collecting data for this subject two years ago in response to the rapid growth of viticulture in Minnesota and other Northern regions. This article is based on my own experience of growing...
From Great Lakes Echo, a website produced by Michigan State University, comes news about climate change and the Midwest Wine Industry. Since it’s getting warmer in our region, the news is mainly positive. See:...
The headline for this story comes from Tom Wark’s Fermentation Wine Blog, which is one of nation’s largest wine blogs. (Popular wine blogs like incendiary headlines.) Tom’s story about corkage fees in Michigan is...
A recent study by Morgan Stanley predicting an impending “global wine shortage” has attracted a lot of attention. The study reports that global wine demand exceeded supply by 300 million cases during 2012. Reasons...
The Traverse City Ticker reports that Bonobo Winery – a joint venture of Todd and Carter Oosterhouse- will be opening late spring/early summer 2104. See related story: Oosterhouse Traverse City Winery to Called Bonobo