Southern Illinois Wine at a Crossroads
George Majka, owner and winemaker at Pomona Winery, built the second post Prohibition winery in Southern Illinois in 1989 and was licensed in 1991. “We learned to make fruit wine because there were no...
Author: Mark Ganchiff
2013 Ohio Wine Competition Results
Here are the results of the 2013 Ohio Wine Competition: Best of Show: 2011 Grand River Cellars Vidal Blanc Ice Wine Grand River Cellars Best Fruit Wine: Brandeberry Winery Blackberry Wine Brandeberry Winery Best...
Italians Breeding New Wine Grapes for Warming World
Italian researchers in Verona are attempting to isolate the genes in grape plants that account for various structural components of wine like pigment and body. Midwest Wine Press is aware of several similar research...
When “Local” Artisan Spirits Aren’t
From the Atlantic comes a story about urban distilleries who play up their “localness” but are really just bottling bulk, industrial spirits. Eighty one craft distillers opened last year so there’s bound to...
The Wine World Discovers Northern Michigan
For 200 years, grapegrowers have been experimenting with European wine varietals in the Midwestern United States. While growing old world grapes in the Midwest will never be easy, some regions are quietly gaining an...
Identifying Herbicide Drift Damage
Last week I had the opportunity to travel around the southwestern part of Ohio and west central Ohio with my partner in crime Dr. Gary Gao. We visited several vineyards and witnessed herbicide injury in all...
Midwest Wine Excise Tax Rankings
Midwest Wine State Wine Excise Tax Rankings (Dollars Per Gallon) 1. Kentucky- $3.16 (highest in U.S.) 2. Iowa- 1.75% 3. Illinois- $1.39 4. Minnesota- $1.20 5. Nebraska- $.95 6. Michigan- $.51 7. Indiana- .47%...
Interview With Cold Climate Wine Documentary Makers
Marcus and Emily Taplin were looking for something fun to do with their limited free time so they started visiting regional wineries. Emily is a reporter at WQOW-TV in Eau Claire and Marcus works in the...
2013 Int’l Cold Climate Comp Open for Entries
Tireless work has been had in the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, Iowa State University, and others to develop grape vines that will not only produce fantastic wines, but also survive weather in which...
Galena Cellars Unveils Marquette
Galena Cellars will release its first Marquette wine at a public release party–including appetizers and live music–planned for Friday, May 24 from 6-8 pm at Galena Cellars Vineyard, 4746 North Ford Road in Galena, Illinois. ‘There’s...