Lightening has again claimed one of the Midwest’s best wineries. Harkness Edwards Vineyard near Lexington is reportedly a complete loss after a fire Tuesday night. Harkness Edwards has appeared several times in Midwest Wine...
This past week, I had the pleasure of judging at the Michigan Wine Competition which was held at Michigan State University. The organizers of the Competition- Linda Jones, Karel Bush, Chris Cook and Sherri...
Minnesota: The Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) launched the Passport to Minnesota Wines program during July. According to Missy Machkhashvili of the MGGA, 179 passports were sold during the first week of the promotion. Minnesota passports are $25 each...
Midwest Wine Press regular columnist and Wine Consultant, Piero Spada has added two new jobs to his rapidly growing resumé. Piero will be teaching Introduction to Enology and Introduction to Viticulture for Northeast Wisconsin Technical...
A good story from Alisha Espey on the growth of Wide River Winery. Wide River recently opened a new tasting room in Le Claire. (The existing tasting room in Clinton will remain open.) According...
The Indy International Wine Awards were held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette and concluded on August 1st. Wineries from all over the world shipped their finest to ‘The INDY”, the...
A new Lake Pepin Wine Trail has been established along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The four wineries on the new wine trail- Villa Belleza, Maiden Rock, Flower Valley and Great River,...
From “Serious Drinks,” comes news that Michigan’s Uncle John’s Fruit House Winery Cider is the first American hard cider to be made from the “grandaddy” Malus Niedzwetzkyana apple. The story goes into a lot...
The 2013 International Women’s Wine Competition was held in Sonoma County, California July 9-10, 2013. Here are the medal winners from Midwestern wineries: St. Julian Wine Company, Inc. NV St. Julian Sweet Nancie Lake...
From the Los Angeles Times comes word of new grapes that taste like “Skittles on the vine.” But it’s no joke, this new table grape reportedly commands $6 a pound. As is often the...