Marquette, the cold-hardy hybrid grape planted across the Midwest, has wowed a panel of Napa wine experts. The California based online wine publication, Appellation America, gathered a panel to taste Marquette wines from 11...
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says the state’s wine grape acreage doubled over the past decade from 1,300 to 2,650 acres. The data comes from a USDA report based on the 2011 Michigan Fruit...
Coming up in Midwest Wine Press, as Kansas tries to revitalize its wine industry, we profile one of the state’s newer winemakers: Middle Creek Winery in Louisburg, owned by Stephen and Kristin Graue. This year,...
A federal Senator from Oklahoma says subsidies to local wineries should be cut. Republican Tom Coburn, a medical doctor and Southern Baptist deacon, has compiled a 200 page document titled: Waste Book 2012. The Senator...
The San Francisco Chronicle’s wine writer, Jon Bonné, has added to the simmering debate over whether the labels on wine bottles should disclose all of the ingredients that go into making wine. The topic...
This is the second article of a two-part profile on the Norton grape. This article discusses Norton winemaking techniques, research into its genetic origins and the history of the variety. The first Norton article...
The town of Augusta, Missouri has just celebrated its annual Harvest Festival. The festival opened with a concert and picnic on Friday evening at Augusta Winery and continued Saturday with a series of events...
Norton is one of the last grapes to be harvested in the Midwest. Below are pictures from today’s Norton grape harvest and crush at Jowler Creek Vineyard, near Platte City in Missouri. Winemaker Jason...
This is the first article of a two part profile on the Norton grape. The first article discusses the characteristics of today’s Norton and includes a report on the 2012 Norton Harvest. The next...
Increasingly, Midwestern winemakers are defying convention by growing popular vinifera grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc. But in recent years, a number of vineyards have planted lesser known European grapes considered offbeat for the...