Which Midwestern state’s wine industry is more popular than any NFL or NBA team? With over 2 million visitors during 2012 (the last year for which numbers are available), Michigan wineries attract more visitors...
I have a confession to make. When I started Midwest Wine Press, I thought a modest amount of wine knowledge would be enough. After all, we’re mainly reporting wine news, not making it. But...
Todd Oosterhouse tells Midwest Wine Press that the new Bonobo Winery is now set to open during August. Weather conditions are a wild card for any construction project and heavy snow cover has caused...
The report from Ohio State University yesterday regarding the Lake Erie grape growing region was not unexpected. This does not make the news any easier to swallow, however. According to OSU, primary and secondary...
One advantage of the American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation is that under federal law, any wine with an AVA name on the label must be made from grapes at least 85% local grapes. Any wine...
An intensive three-day grape growing school has been announced by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems. This “crash course” will demonstrate what it takes to set up and run a successful vineyard business....
Midwest Wine Press will be hosting a Midwest Wine Tasting Event on March 8th in Chicago. More than 20 wines from across the Midwest will be featured including award-winning wines made from cold hardy...
Cold-hardy wine grapes developed by the University of Minnesota and private breeders since the late 1990’s have generated a new and vibrant farm winery industry, pumping $401 million and 12,600 jobs into the United...
The Indiana Wine Grape Council (IWGC) launched a revamped Indiana Wines website this month, as well as two other newly redesigned websites. According to Jeanette Merritt, the marketing director at the IWGC, the new...
Cortney Casey has an excellent story about freeze damage to this year’s Michigan wine grape crop in the latest Michigan By the Bottle. The February return of the polar vortex was especially troubling...