Chateau Chantal Releases Sultry Spirit
Distilled from Northern Michigan grapes, the new Chateau Chantal “Cinq a Sept” Brandy has been released at the winery only. The Brandy was aged five years in French Oak. According to Chateau Chantal, the...
Author: Mark Ganchiff
Petite Amie Wine Romances Midwest Winemakers
Cuthills Vineyards owner Ed Swanson has had a girlfriend for six years, and his wife Holly knows all about it. But Swanson’s paramour is not a human; it’s a white wine grape called Petite Amie, which...
“Organic” Wine Ruling Bans Sulfites
As reported in The Gray Report, The National Organic Standards Board voted 9-5 to continue to prohibit sulfites from being added to “organic wine.” This means USDA labeled “organic wine” still may not include...
Kinkead Ridge Featured on Time Warner Cable
The “Best Of Ohio Wineries, ” produced by Time Warner featuring Ohio’s Kinkead Ridge Winery , will air today (12/4 ) at 4:00 p.m. eastern then again on 12/8 at 7:30 p.m. and 12/11 at...
So What’s “Midwest Wine” Anyway?
We have received several comments about the name of our publication, Midwest Wine Press. Some readers have correctly noted that there is no such thing as ‘Midwest Wine.” As the publisher, I have to...
Wisconsin’s Vetro Expands
Vetro Winery celebrated its new facility in Jefferson, Wisconsin with a grand opening Nov. 12-19 according to a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal. The winery was founded by LaVerne and Bill Vetrano...
Illinois Grape Growers Association Hosts Cold Climate Grapes Meeting
On November 18, approximately 30 grape growers and winemakers met at Fox Valley Winery in Oswego, Illinois to discuss growing cold climate grapes Northern Illinois. Moderating the meeting was Jeff Pankow, the Northern Region Chair of the...
Brick Arch Winery Rises Again in Iowa
When Ilene Lande, owner of Brick Arch Winery, received a call from the mayor of West Branch, Iowa saying, “Get into town, you’ve got a problem,” she suspected that something might have gone wrong...
Butler Au Courant with Currant Wine
Butler Winery just released its Black Currant wine, the only Indiana grown currant wine on the market. Due to planting being moved this year, the winemaker, Jim Butler, reports that there may not...
Indiana Will Continue Traminette Program in ’12
Despite losing grant dollars from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Wine Grape Council will continue the succesful Indiana’s Signature Wine Campaign “Try on Traminette” during 2012. According to Jeanette Merritt, Marketing Director of the Indiana Wine Grape Council...