On Saturday, June 1, downtown Oak Park Illinois (a near suburb of Chicago) hosted the second annual Uncork Illinois Wine Festival. Sixteen Illinois wineries were on hand to pour their red, white, sparkling, and...
Italian researchers in Verona are attempting to isolate the genes in grape plants that account for various structural components of wine like pigment and body. Midwest Wine Press is aware of several similar research...
From the Atlantic comes a story about urban distilleries who play up their “localness” but are really just bottling bulk, industrial spirits. Eighty one craft distillers opened last year so there’s bound to...
The St.Pepin wine grape is partially named for the Lake Pepin, a 40 square mile lake in the Mississippi River. Most of the St. Pepin wine made in the U.S. is produced in the...
We have made some big changes in the last two years at Les Bourgeois Vineyards; a new facility, crush equipment, and a new warehouse. All things that have been a long time coming and...
When it comes to Marquette wines, two of the biggest criticisms I hear are excessive oak and alcohol. Oak aside, the high brix of varietals such as Marquette and Frontenac can lead to alcohols...
For 200 years, grapegrowers have been experimenting with European wine varietals in the Midwestern United States. While growing old world grapes in the Midwest will never be easy, some regions are quietly gaining an...
Last week I had the opportunity to travel around the southwestern part of Ohio and west central Ohio with my partner in crime Dr. Gary Gao. We visited several vineyards and witnessed herbicide injury in all...
June is Ohio Wine Month and it was celebrated on May 22 at the State House by the introduction of the Director’s Choice Awards by the Ohio Director of Agriculture, David L. Daniels. The three...
Midwest Wine State Wine Excise Tax Rankings (Dollars Per Gallon) 1. Kentucky- $3.16 (highest in U.S.) 2. Iowa- 1.75% 3. Illinois- $1.39 4. Minnesota- $1.20 5. Nebraska- $.95 6. Michigan- $.51 7. Indiana- .47%...