Author: Mark Ganchiff

3-Day School For New Grape Growers

3-Day School For New Grape Growers

The University of Wisconsin Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), Wisconsin Grape Growers Association, the IPM Institute of North America and VESTA, the Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance, are organizing a three-day intensive...

Wines & Vines Winery Rankings

Wines & Vines Winery Rankings

Wine & Vines counted wineries recently and the Midwest has four of the top 15 states and provinces in terms of the number of wineries.  According to count Midwest Wine Press conducted this spring,...

Lori Paulsen New Exec Dir at NWGGA

Lori Paulsen New Exec Dir at NWGGA

The Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association (NWGGA) is pleased to announce that Lori Paulsen has recently taken over the Executive Director position for the 90 member non-profit association representing Nebraska wineries, vineyards and...

Quinney Estate Scores at San Diego Int’l

Quinney Estate Scores at San Diego Int’l

Ed and Sharon Rink of  Quinney Estate Winery won a silver medal ( 89 points ) at the 2015 San Diego International Wine Competition for their 2012 Winery Marquette Reserve.  Aged in Wisconsin oak barrels,...

Chateau Grand Traverse Increasing Trade With China

Chateau Grand Traverse Increasing Trade With China

According to dbusiness (Detroit’s Premier Business Journal) Michigan’s Chateau Grand Traverse Winery has found a growing export market for their Cherry wine in China. The winery believes Chinese sales of 10,000 cases per year...

Carlos Creek Helping to Name New Grape

Carlos Creek Winery in Alexandria, Minnesota is asking for wine drinkers’ help with naming two new highly anticipated red wine varieties developed by the renowned grape breeder Tom Plocher.  The two new grapes are...