Winters to Become Less Extreme
A new climate study or article now comes out almost daily. Many of the reports contradict one another, so we’re just going to cherry pick the climate stories that are favorable for growing cold...
Author: Mark Ganchiff
Estate Wines Threatened by Michigan Winters
Traverse CBS affiliate WWTV recently reported the news that’s becoming increasingly apparent: After two brutal winters, Northern Michigan vineyards are in the same shape as many midwestern roads, full of gaps and holes where...
Winning Wines of Northern Michigan Accepting Entries
North Central Michigan College, in collaboration with the Straits Area Grape Growers Association, will celebrate Northern Michigan Wines by hosting the Fourth Annual Winning Wines of Northern Michigan — Wine Tasting & Wine Competition...
What A Local Winery Really Is
Over the past five years, I have attended about 20 major Midwest Wine Conferences. During this time, the number of business management sessions at the regional Conferences has steadily increased. As the Midwest wine...
Miletta Vista Three Years After the Fire
The Miletta Vista fire of 2012 occurred June 23rd. A normal harvest would have begun around August 10th, however, because of the hot, dry conditions in Nebraska vineyards, harvest that year began mid July,...
Spotted Dog Winery to Close
Spotted Dog Winery in Saline, Michigan near Ann Arbor is closing after 12 years according to The Saline Reporter. Winery owner John Olson used local grapes in some of his wines. He was...
Waterloo Winery Severely Damaged by Fire
From the Belleville News Democrat comes news of another winery fire, this time at Schoor Lake Vineyards in Waterloo, IL. Look for an upcoming column in Midwest Wine Press written by Mick McDowell, owner...
Winter Damage Report From Ohio
It was a cold February in Ohio. The -17F reading in Cleveland on February 20th was the coldest temperature recored in Cleveland during February. East of Cleveland and not far from prime grape growing...
Wine Writer Likes Indiana Hybrids
Howard Hewitt, an Indiana based wine writer whose “Grape Sense” column appears in 23 newspapers in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, recently wrote winery reviews of Carpenter Creek and Hopwood Cellars, which are in Central...
Iowa’s Fireside Winery to Purchase Ackerman Winery
Fireside Winery in Marengo, Iowa announced that is purchasing Ackerman Winery, Iowa’s oldest operating winery, which is located in the Amana Colonies. Harry and Louisa Ackerman started the winery in their basement in 1956....