From the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, and excellent list of restaurants that serve Michigan wine. With 192 restaurants that serve Michigan wine, the Great Lakes State is proof that restaurants will...
On June 27th 2013, the Wisconsin State Fair held the Professional Wine Competition at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds in Milwaukee, WI. It was very clear from the beginning that this was a significant...
Baco Noir is a wine that we’d like to see more often in the Midwest. It grows well in the Hudson Valley of New York, so Baco would grow here too. Recently, Baco...
It’s hard to imagine ever taking a nice, warm dip in Lake Superior, but Gitche Gumee is gradually heating up. According to Michigan State University, surface water temperatures in Lake Superior have risen by...
This article is reprinted by permission of the authors, Dave Scurlock, OSU/OARDC Viticulture Outreach Specialist and Dr. Mike Ellis, Ohio State University /OARDC Plant Pathology. It appeared first in The Ohio Grape Wine Electronic Newsletter. ...
The Sunday New York Times ran a long and in-depth article about regional wine today. Most of the article is about Virginia wine, but Michigan gets some column inches too. The link below...
During 2012, Midwest Wine Press went looking for organic grape growers (See: Growing Organic Grapes in the Midwest) and found a few Midwestern vignerons who meet the strict USDA Organic certification requirements. Since then,...
Homepage photo: Joseph and Lucian Dressel When you read all the old grape breeding literature from John Adlum to George Hussmann to U.P. Hedrick to Philip Wagner, the one common theme is the endless search for...
Tannin is to red wine what acidity is to whites: a backbone. Without either, it is difficult to make a balanced wine. This is one of the first principles I learned about winemaking (from...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that during the last few years the number of winery tour companies across the Midwest has grown, reflecting general growth across the Midwest wine industry. In the first installment of a...