Four Reasons Not to Drink Local Wine
The following opinion piece, replete with New York sarcasm, is from Carlo DeVito of Hudson Chatham Winery in the Hudson Valley. Hudson Chatham is in a beautiful spot between the Berkshires and the Catskills....
Yearly Archive: 2013
NE Herbicide Buffer Bill Tabled, Drift Damage Continues
From Harvest Public Media comes news that a bill to protect grape growers from herbicide damage has stalled in the Nebraska state legislature. Look to Midwest Wine Press for updates about the federal approval...
Breezy Hill’s Darrell Morse Passes Away
Breezy Hill Vineyard’s Darrell Morse passed away on August 20th. Darrell’s first harvest was in 2005 and he and his wife, Roberta, lived on the Winery property since 1975 raising four children. Darrell was...
Southern Illinois’ Oldest Vineyards Adds New Tasting Room
Alto Vineyards, Southern Illinois’ oldest winery and commercial vineyard, has added a modern touch with a new tasting room. According to Erin Downs, Alto’s marketing director, the new 5,000 foot space was built to...
Indiana Growing Season Update, August 2013
From WTIU News (Indiana Public Media) comes a report about the Indiana grape growing season so far. According to Purdue University, growing degree days in Indiana are close to the normal average. However, most...
John Marshall: My Favorite Red Wine Grapes
This article is a companion to an earlier piece describing cold hardy white grapes that seem to have found their niche in a crisp, flowery and fruity style. Cold hardy reds, on the other...
Cold Climate Wine Competition Winners 2013
2012 Little Iza wine, made from La Crescent grapes, from Millner Heritage Vineyard and Winery in Kimball, Minnesota, won the Minnesota Governor’s Cup trophy at the 2013 International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC), held...
First Driftless Experimental Wine Festival Set for Fall
The first Driftless Experimental Wine Festival will be held on October 20, 2013 at Fergedaboutit Vineyard and Winery in Hanover Illinois (near Galena.) The event is the brainchild of Gerald Podraza of Mount Hope Vineyard in...
Crain Hill Vineyard Installs Michigan’s Largest Solar Trackers
Brengman Brothers Crain Hill Vineyard in Leelanau County has installed the largest solar electric system in Michigan that uses new solar tracking technology. The Winery’s three AllSun Trackers brand solar panels follow the sun...
Red Blotch Disease Identified in Ontario
Grapevine red blotch, a disease normally found on the East and West Coasts, is turning up in Ontario according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Red blotch can stop grapes from...