Interview With Nick Smith of University of Minnesota
Midwest Wine Press spoke recently with Nick Smith at the University of Minnesota (U of M.) Nick is well-known in the region because, over the course of a year, he probably makes more different...
Author: Mark Ganchiff
Four Indiana Wineries Expanding
From Inside Indiana Business, Country Heritage Vineyard and Winery in La Otta is planning a $850,000 renovation and capital improvement project. See http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=55919 From the Indiana Wine Grape Council, Indiana’s 64th winery has opened for business. Hopwood...
TTB Approves Vintage Wine Labels for American Appelation Labels
Missouri Wine reports that the TTB will now allow wines labeled with a country appellation of origin, including American appellation wines, to disclose their vintage. See more at missouri.wine@mda.mo.gov
New Wine Business Model: Pairing Art and Wine
Art and wine is a combination that’s been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The pairing may not be as direct as food and wine, but these two products of human civilization...
Chicago Wine Tour Company Expanding
Evanston Cellars is expanding its guided Midwestern wine trail tours leaving from Chicago because of increased demand according to company president, Dileep Gangolli. “We started with tours of wineries in and around the The...
Summitt Lake Winery to Close After Foreclosure
The Fulton Sun reports that Summit Lake Winery in Holts Summit, Missouri closed its doors for business this Sunday. The winery closure was an indirect result of the FDIC assuming the assets of Premier...
Wisconsin Expert Addresses State of the Grapes
As a result of the number of wineries in Wisconsin almost doubling in just the past several years, there has been an increased demand for wine grapes. Currently, all of the approximately 1,000 acres...
Vintage Illinois Breaks More Attendance Records
The 9th annual Vintage Illinois, the largest wine festival in Illinois, was held September 15th and 16th at Matthiessen State Park in north-central Illinois. This year, 28 wineries participated in Vintage Illinois, the same...
Is “Oscillating With the Artic” New Midwest Weather Dance?
For all you Chaos Theory fans, we have another media report that rapidly melting arctic ice will cause bigger weather fluctuations this winter. See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/arctic-ice-melt-extreme-weather_n_1878833.html
Cincinnati’s Classic Henke Winery
In the 1850’s, Ohio was the leading producer of wine in the United States. The center of the early Ohio wine industry was Cincinnati where Catawba grapes lined the Ohio River for miles. Today,...