The wine industry is expanding rapidly in Northern Michigan around Petoskey, Charlevoix and Harbor Springs. Evidence of this growth was on display last week as fifty winemakers from north of the 45th parallel in...
I was excited to finally be able to attend the Vintage Celebration at Botham Vineyard and Winery last Sunday. Many different types of cars were included, but Roadsters were the featured highlight that covered...
Winery owners know that wine clubs increase direct sales and help build a repeat customer base. If wine clubs are such a good idea, then why don’t all wineries have them? Until recently, the...
Cold hardy red wine grapes appear to be in a kind of limbo, looking for an identity, a style, a flavor profile to call their own. Unlike the hardy whites that seem to have...
If you’ve been following alcohol beverage news recently, you have probably read something about the franchise law battles that are raging, and Missouri has been one of the primary battlefields. A number of states...
Homepage photo: Oak Glenn Vineyards and Winery, Hermann, MO Patty Held has helped make Missouri’s Hermann Wine Trail one of the most thriving wine trails in the Midwest. Midwest Wine Press spoke with Patty...
Lightening has again claimed one of the Midwest’s best wineries. Harkness Edwards Vineyard near Lexington is reportedly a complete loss after a fire Tuesday night. Harkness Edwards has appeared several times in Midwest Wine...
This past week, I had the pleasure of judging at the Michigan Wine Competition which was held at Michigan State University. The organizers of the Competition- Linda Jones, Karel Bush, Chris Cook and Sherri...
Minnesota: The Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) launched the Passport to Minnesota Wines program during July. According to Missy Machkhashvili of the MGGA, 179 passports were sold during the first week of the promotion. Minnesota passports are $25 each...
According to some well-known and unfair national stereotypes, Americans lack basic geographical knowledge, eat too much and hold few passports. Regardless of the validity of these stereotypes, I do know that certain types of...