Midwest Wine Press

New Wine Position At University of Wisconsin

by · October 16, 2014

The University of Wisconsin has staffed a new “outreach specialist” who will work to support the state’s growing wine and hard cider industry.

‘This person will work closely with the wine and cider producers in the state to improve the quality of their products,” says UW-Madison food science professor Jim Steele, who leads the university’s new Farm to Glass project.

Meanwhile,  Dr, Dean Volenberg, formerly the UW extension manager at the Door County Research Center, is now the Assistant Extension Professor for Viticulture and Winery Operations at the Grape and Wine Institute of the University of Missouri.  Volenberg was instrumental in the growth of Wisconsin Wine Industry and will missed in the Badger State.

For more information see: New Outreach Specialist Will Support State’s Wine and Cider Industry

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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