Neighbors Pressure KC WInery to Close
At Midwest Wine Press, we get occasional emails from people who are thinking about starting wineries. Our 2012 story So You Want to Start a Winery summarizes a winery owner panel discussion at the Cold...
Author: Mark Ganchiff
What Happened to the Original Midwest Wineries?
During October of 1974, the Saturday Evening Post published a “Guide to American Wineries.” This article was probably the first discussion of bonded Midwestern Wineries to appear in a national publication. At the time...
San Francisco Chronicle Rips Hybrid Wine Grapes
A story today in the San Francisco Chronicle has created a controversy for two words (or maybe it’s just one word?) that has been since removed from the article: Frankengrapes. As the story details,...
Ohio Seeks to Expand Farmer’s Market Wine Sales
The Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports that a bill to expand wine sales at Ohio farmer’s is a step closer to passage. In many Midwestern states the lobbying muscle of the liquor distribution industry has...
Top Five Stories of 2015
Midwest Wine Press continues to be the leading source of original reporting about the Midwest Wine Industry. Since inception during 2011, more than 225,000 “users” have visited Midwest Wine Press, according to Google Analytics....
2015 Jefferson Cup Award Winners
The Sixteenth Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition was held on November 19th, 2015. This Competition focuses on wines that are thought to be the best examples of their region, style and variety. Doug Frost,...
Biggest Wine Club in U.S. Is Based in Illinois
According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the biggest wine club in our nation is operated by Countryside, Illinois based Cooper’s Hawk Winery. Cooper’s Hawk, which started in Orland Park (a Chicago suburb) during 2005 ,...
Consumer Wine Preferences Study Underway
An updated, new version of an influential online survey for wine consumers is now open and the drive to get wine lovers from all across the US to partake is underway. This study is...
Michigan Winter Damage Report ’16
Growing Produce went to the recent Great Lakes Expo in Grand Rapids. According to the Growing Produce report, the recent harsh winters hurt even some of the hybrid wine grapes. However, for the Great...
Santa Rosa Writer Likes Cold Hardy Wines
Sonoma County wine writer Dan Berger recently recounted his favorable experiences with cold hardy wines in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Berger tasted some Midwestern wines at the recent Grand Harvest Awards and noted...