There are many quality wine competitions in the Midwest, but there’s only one with an international scope: The Indy International Wine Competition. For the 23rd consecutive year, the ballroom at the Purdue Memorial Union...
The story below from The News Herald in Ohio states that a federal program will pay Ohio growers $4 per vine to replace lost vines. Considering that wine grapes are usually grown about 600...
University of Wisconsin Extension Agent Dean Volenberg’s “IPM Reports” are always excellent and his most recent report is one of the best assessments of this winter’s effect on Midwestern commercial grape growing. Dr. Volenberg...
Next to Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard is a small graveyard where the original 19th century homesteaders were laid to rest. These pioneers came to Indiana when it was a virtual wilderness. Sometimes I wonder...
Bud break is slowly making it’s way to the northern parts of the Midwest. In some central areas of our region, bud break has revealed worse winter damage than expected. Southern Illinois “I’ve probably had...
No city in the Midwest supports locally made beverages like Louisville Kentucky. There are at least one hundred establishments pouring local spirits in downtown Louisville, but there’s only one tasting room in town that...
We speculate the old law has been around since Prohibition to appease some now non-existent faction that was concerned that a half an ounce of free wine would foretell the end of Ohio as...
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council sponsored a “Michigan Wine Showcase” on Monday, May 12 at City WInery in Chicago. Twenty five wineries were on hand to share some of Michigan’s finest award...
The Illinois State Fair Wine Competition is open to all Midwest amateur winemakers and hard cider producers. The competition will be held at Lincoln Land Community College on June 16-18, but is not open...
Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the world’s favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most...