At its peak, Northern Ohio farmer Bill Baken’s operation included 150 Holsteins, one half million bushels of grain storage and 6,000 acres of crops. But during the 1990’s, Baken and his wife, Michelle, saw that family...
Old Mission Peninsula is only a stone’s throw from downtown Traverse City yet has a very different vibe than the city. While Traverse City is the largest metropolitan area in Northern Michigan, Old Mission...
In Northern Michigan, a small number of producers are working with a grape that could have great potential for the region’s growing wine business. Although Pinot Blanc has been around for many years, it...
Many Midwestern winery owners work multiple jobs, but few can surpass the routine that Nicole Dietman of Buffalo Rock Winery maintained until last year. After getting her two pre school children in bed, she...
A new Minnesota wine industry study, partially funded by the Northern Grapes Project, is attracting a lot of attention. Media outlets as far away as San Francisco and Chicago have reported recently about Minnesota...
We don’t know the most popular grape in the Midwest, but we do know the most popular wine grape in Midwest Wine Press. Over the past 22 months, Midwest Wine Press has published 15...
Here are the most read varietal profiles in Midwest Wine Press: 1. Brianna– 1,271 views 2. Petite Pearl– 928 views 3. Crimson Cabernet– 856 views 4 Frontenac Gris– 663 views 5. Valvin Muscat– 550 views...
Grape breeder Ed Swanson has been working 15 years to develop hybrid wine grapes with tannic structures that appeal to the American palate. Now Swanson is planning to release a ground breaking new red...
Dr. Dean Volenberg from Door County Wisconsin is back this summer with his excellent “Vineyard IPM Scouting Reports.” The link below will take you to some very revealing photos of Anthacnose and Downy...
The Mid-American Wine Competition in Des Moines was the first major American wine competition to judge wine in relation to food pairings. Chief judge Doug Frost of Kansas City, one of only three people in...