A new Minnesota wine industry study, partially funded by the Northern Grapes Project, is attracting a lot of attention. Media outlets as far away as San Francisco and Chicago have reported recently about Minnesota...
We don’t know the most popular grape in the Midwest, but we do know the most popular wine grape in Midwest Wine Press. Over the past 22 months, Midwest Wine Press has published 15...
Here are the most read varietal profiles in Midwest Wine Press: 1. Brianna– 1,271 views 2. Petite Pearl– 928 views 3. Crimson Cabernet– 856 views 4 Frontenac Gris– 663 views 5. Valvin Muscat– 550 views...
Grape breeder Ed Swanson has been working 15 years to develop hybrid wine grapes with tannic structures that appeal to the American palate. Now Swanson is planning to release a ground breaking new red...
Dr. Dean Volenberg from Door County Wisconsin is back this summer with his excellent “Vineyard IPM Scouting Reports.” The link below will take you to some very revealing photos of Anthacnose and Downy...
From the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, and excellent list of restaurants that serve Michigan wine. With 192 restaurants that serve Michigan wine, the Great Lakes State is proof that restaurants will...
Baco Noir is a wine that we’d like to see more often in the Midwest. It grows well in the Hudson Valley of New York, so Baco would grow here too. Recently, Baco...
It’s hard to imagine ever taking a nice, warm dip in Lake Superior, but Gitche Gumee is gradually heating up. According to Michigan State University, surface water temperatures in Lake Superior have risen by...
The Sunday New York Times ran a long and in-depth article about regional wine today. Most of the article is about Virginia wine, but Michigan gets some column inches too. The link below...
During 2012, Midwest Wine Press went looking for organic grape growers (See: Growing Organic Grapes in the Midwest) and found a few Midwestern vignerons who meet the strict USDA Organic certification requirements. Since then,...