Midwest Wine Press

Indiana Wine Crop Report

by · September 15, 2014

Howard Hewitt reports in his blog Grape Sense: A Glass Half Full that growers north of Columbus and Bloomington lost a significant number of vines this winter.

Along the Ohio River the news is much better.  During late August, I was at Blue Heron Vineyards & Winery, which is perched on a magnificent bluff overlooking the Ohio River near Cannelton, IN.  Winery owner Gary Dauby reported a good harvest of Chambourcin, Villard Noir and labrusca grapes.

See:  Indiana Vineyards Took a Vortex Hit 

 

 

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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