Duke Elsner and Paolo Sabbatini of Michigan State University (MSU) published the results of recent bud sampling at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center in Leelanau County. Considering the lowest temperature in the Traverse...
No big surprises in this story from the Ashtabula Star Beacon, but we’re starting to see some quantification of the losses in the Lake Erie growing area. See: Ashtabula Growers Prepare for Huge Losses
Iowa Decanted has a report and video from this year’s Iowa Wine Grower’s Association Conference in Des Moines. See: Iowa Decanted
You’ve probably seen the Beverage Information Group’s map showing 2013 Wine Consumption by state. (To view the map, see the Business Insider‘s Map of U.S. Wine Consumption.) Midwest Wine Press is the only place...
If you’re a regular reader, you know that we go out of our way not to be negative in Midwest Wine Press. But it’s hard not to criticize Indiana’s new tourism slogan. The slogan...
Wollersheim Winery in Wisconsin is one of the best hybrid winemakers in the Midwest which is why we write about them so often in Midwest Wine Press. (Like all the best Midwest wines, Wollersheim...
One of the biggest supporters of Midwest Wine is branching out into Midwest hard cider production. This fall, the owners of the Farmhouse restaurants in Chicago and Evanston will open a restaurant called Nordcider in...
Somehow this one got by us, but a wine bar featuring Minnesota wine opened in Duluth during 2012. The wine bar, called the Minnesota Wine Exchange, has closed until May, another victim of a...
Recently, I took a subscription to Fruit Grower News which is published out of Sparta, Michigan. The magazine has a good mix of serious and amusing stories for grape and fruit growers. For example,...
Midwest Wine Press Hybrid Winemaker’s Anthology Contents Thermovinification for Improved Red Hybrid Wine Quality By Piero Spada Tannin Additions in Red Hybrid Wines By Piero Spada Monitoring SO2 in the Winery By Katie Cook...