After starting operations in 2012, Wisconsin’s only winery tour company is expanding and changing its name. This spring, Wisconsin Wine and Beer Tours – formerly Midwest Winery Travel – will be increasing the number...
January was the highest readership month ever for Midwest Wine Press! (We’ve been publishing since September 2011.) Here’s what our growing readership was reading during January: 1. Winery Dog of the Year Contest Winners–...
Every vinifera wine that is. This comprehensive wine graph comes from information graphics website Daily Infographic. Does anyone want to produce a version of this graph for hybrid wines? See http://dailyinfographic.com/the-different-types-of-wine-inforgraphic
Illinois’ major wine conference, The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA) Winter Wine Festival, attracted over 250 attendees to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield from January 31st to February 2, 2013. This was...
100 years ago in Michigan, Henry Ford built the first automated assembly line in the world. The Michigan economy has had its ups and downs since then, but today there is a renewed spirit in...
The new Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room had its grand opening on January 19th in Shelby Township Michigan, just outside of Detroit. The new tasting room, which shares the name of owner Cortney...
Wine production in Iowa has leveled off according to a report by Iowa State University (ISU). After growing rapidly since 2000, the amount of native wine sold in Iowa declined slightly from the previous...
A bill that seeks to put restrictions on the application of certain herbicides, specifically 2,4-D, is now under consideration in the Nebraska state legislature. Senator Norm Wallman, of Courtland, introduced LB 636 at the...
Jennifer Montgomery has joined the The Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association (NWGGA) as the organization’s first, full time executive director. Jennifer comes to the NWGGA after 10 years with WineAmerica, the national trade...
On January 20th at the Wilderness Resort, the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association (WGGA) announced the 2012 Award Winners for the Wisconsin grape and wine industry. The announcements were made during the Wisconsin Food & Wine Pairing...