Great article from the UK Telegraph about restoring grape diversity. To wit, the Telegraph reports that 93% of France is now planted with just 20 varieties. In contrast, Wikipedia has 34 separate pages under...
Doug Frost is one of only three people in the world to hold both Master Sommelier and Master of Wine titles. He lives in Kansas City and knows as much about his region’s wine...
2014 was another record readership year for Midwest Wine Press. Below are the seven most popular stories of the past year based on total page views as of December 14th. 1. Game Changer Grape is...
According to a WineBusiness.com report, a Sonoma State University wine survey of 1,028 consumers found Wisconsin was among the top 27 visited wine regions in the world. The story is full of useful information....
Dionysus (also called Bacchus) is the well-known god of grapes. What’s not so well-known about Dionysus is that he had a tough time fitting in with the other gods. His mother was a mortal...
It’s that time of year again, and we’re not talking about the Holidays. Yes, Midwest wine fans, it’s time to check your snow tires and find your white rabbit ushanka, cause it’s Midwest Wine...
This Scott Labs’ produced video explains the basics of plate filtration in a snappy eight minute video. Topics include filter order and positioning, rising and sanitation and two stage filtration. The videos also explain...
The Wisconsin media can be tough on Wisconsin wine. A State Journal writer unfairly criticized local wine last December (See: Wisconsin Wine Story Falls Short), but Madison Magazine recently ran an objective article about...
The acclaimed University of Minnesota cold hardy grape breeding program will soon be announcing a new white wine grape, according to Peter Hemstad, at the University’s Horticultural Research Center near Minneapolis. This new grape,...
More and more Midwestern states are producing high quality films about their state’s wine industries. As reported in Midwest Wine Press, professional film makers from Wisconsin and Kentucky have recently released new productions about...