The 2011 Grape and Wine Industry Survey was released recently by the United States Department of Agriculture Statistics Service. The Wisconsin Grape Growers and the Wisconsin Winery Associations also helped with the survey which...
Effective March 2013, Shady Lane Cellars in the Leelanau Peninsula has a new owner, Richard Fortune. According to winemaker Adam Satchwell, Fortune is originally from Indiana but owns a home in the area and...
Longtime Michigan wine writer Lorri Hathaway has been appointed assistant director at the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA.) Hathaway is the co-author of two books on Michigan wine, the most recent being, “The History...
Iowa State University has been instrumental in growing the state’s wine industry. ISU has also been very supportive of Midwest Wine Press from inception. A new article from ISU describes how the Midwest Grape and...
According to the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) the number of federal winery licenses in the 11 state Midwest Wine Press market area grew to 1,243 in 2013. This is a...
Looking for a unique place to visit? Consider Detroit. Recently, I had the opportunity to spend 24 hours in Detroit as a guest of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council. The city has...
On April 15th, the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council held the Michigan Wine Showcase at The RattleSnake Club in downtown Detroit. The purpose of the annual event is to showcase Michigan wines for...
A French laboratory has unveiled a new grape variety that is resistant to mildew and other fungal diseases. The name of the grape is unlikely to wine any awards however. See: The Drinks Business...
St. Genevieve Winery Elaine Hoffmeister Mooney, winemaker at Sainte Genevieve Winery sixty miles south of St. Louis, reports that budbreak still has not occurred. “We’re hoping they (the buds) stay that way for as long...
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (4/15/2013) -All the world is a stage as wines made from grapes grown in cold climates around the globe are judged at the 5th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition...