Cosmic Wines from Southwest Michigan
Joe Herman, proprietor of Karma Vista Winery believes he has the best job on the planet. As he puts it, “If I pour myself into my work, at the end of the day, I...
Monthly Archive: April 2015
Vineyard Establishment and Business Planning Workshops
The explosion of the Midwest grape and wine industry since the mid-90’s has not only brought a new class of grapes and wines to consumers, but has also brought significant income to rural communities...
Cassie Bott New IWGA President
Cassie Bott of Fireside Winery in Marengo has been elected as president and Mike Vincent of Wooden Wheel Vineyard in Keota as vice president of the Iowa Wine Growers Association Board of Directors. New...
Gill’s Pier Winery to Close
It’s sad news when any true local winery closes, but when one of the better wineries in the Midwest shuts down, it’s a real bummer. According to the Traverse City Record Eagle, Gill’s Pier...
Dean Volenberg Now at MU
Dean Volenberg, former extension agent with the University of Wisconsin in Door County, is now at the University of Missouri as a viticulture and winery operations specialist. According to a report from KFVS 12...
Vincent Negret Starting New Winery
The former winemaker at Cannon River Winery is starting his own winery in Hudson, WI, which is on the Mississippi River near St. Paul, MN, according to the Hudson Star Observer. Midwest Wine Press...
Creative Ways to Use Your Logo
In a recent Northern Grapes Project survey, wine and winery branding was listed as the 1# concern by winery owners. Communicating to customers what makes a winery distinctive is becoming increasingly difficult as the...
New Michigan Wine Video
Midwest Wine Press columnist Michael Shafer stars in a new video about Michigan wine and the Michigan Wine Showcase, April 20 at The Rattlesnake in Detroit. See: Discover Michigan Wines According Schafer, who is...
Would You Like A State Funded Wine Organization?
The state funded wine organizations, like those in Missouri, Indiana and Michigan, can be a tremendous boost to their local wine industries because of the marketing help and education they can provide to winemakers....
Winters to Become Less Extreme
A new climate study or article now comes out almost daily. Many of the reports contradict one another, so we’re just going to cherry pick the climate stories that are favorable for growing cold...