Traminette is an interspecific hybrid grape cultivar that was bred in 1965 in Illinois. One of the notable parents of Traminette is Gewürztraminer. Traminette was publicly released by Cornell University in 1996, and has...
According to the new documentary Somm, “Chefs have figured it out, sommeliers have become the rock stars of the industry and now it’s a completely different level of person who wants to be a somm.” And what...
Based on the idea that wine is supposed to be consumed with food, the Mid-American Wine Competition implemented the Food-Wine Pairing Competition in 2008. According to sources at the Competition, which will be held...
The Lake Michigan Shore Wine festival was held at Weko Beach in Bridgman, Michigan on June 15th. This event is held literally on the shores of Lake Michigan and featured 15 wineries pouring 56...
Fireside Winery, in rural Iowa County, Iowa, has a new attraction. On Thursday, June 13th, Iowa’s largest wine bottle was unveiled on the front lawn of Fireside Winery. The metal wine bottle, measuring13′ 7″...
Binny’s, the retail market share leader for wine sales in metropolitan Chicago, is expanding its store near North and Clybourn in Chicago to 50,000 square feet (which is 1.15 acres.) Binny’s carries little, if...
According to Reed Wilson, Ottawa’s Director of Economic Development, the third year of the Ottawa 2 Rivers’ Wine and Jazz Fest held June 7-9 brought 4,000 people to the 17 vintner’s displays in the...
George Majka, owner and winemaker at Pomona Winery, built the second post Prohibition winery in Southern Illinois in 1989 and was licensed in 1991. “We learned to make fruit wine because there were no...
Here are the results of the 2013 Ohio Wine Competition: Best of Show: 2011 Grand River Cellars Vidal Blanc Ice Wine Grand River Cellars Best Fruit Wine: Brandeberry Winery Blackberry Wine Brandeberry Winery Best...
A new study on the impact of the wine franchise laws is due to be published in The International Journal of Wine Business Research (Issue 25, No. 2): ‘The Impact of Wine Franchise Laws on Consumer Choice...