Research by Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), suggests Midwest wine growers may benefit from climate change. Huttner said his work looking at how climate change is impacting viticulture in northern...
Wine Folly recently ran a brief pictorial summary of North American Grapes. The grape art is worth a peek by itself. Of course, these are the species of grapes we write about often in...
The winners of Kentucky’s major wine competition, The 2015 Commissioner’s Cup, were presented on November 14 at the Mercury Ballroom in downtown Louisville. Cocktails, dinner and a presentation by Doug High, morning anchor at...
Aronia berries, a longtime favorite of wine and liqueur hobbyists, are now available in volume for wine production. Originally a fruit native to the eastern half of the United States, they’re commercially grown from...
It’s always good to see wine professionals from established regions investing in Midwest Wine. That’s especially true of the Papina family from California who recently purchased Elk Creek Vineyards, Kentucky’s largest winery by volume....
This article by Danny Wood is part of a series looking at the idea of ‘super’ appellations in the Midwest. We’re bouncing around the idea of uniting parts of our region under a bigger...
During May of 2013, Midwest Wine Press ran a story titled The Wine World Discovers Northern Michigan. This story was one of the first to document the flurry of serious investment in the Traverse...
Growing up in New Zealand, the concept of sustainability was engrained in me as a way of life. Most New Zealand families grow their own food, recycle everything they can, and care deeply about...