On November 19th, the Conneaut Creek Wineries in Ohio will have a progressive dinner that combines the efforts of all four member wineries. This event is part of ongoing marketing effort that winery...
On October 5th, an endorsement of Missouri and Wisconsin wine appeared on Fox News’ national website. Written by New York travel writer Stefani Jackenthal, the web article picks the two Midwestern states as “The...
New grape varieties can take more than 20 years to breed and evaluate, and much longer to reach commercial success. A $2.5 million grant will help a team of researchers from Nebraska to New...
The Lake Michigan Shore AVA in the Southwestern Corner of Michigan is one of the most popular wine trails in the Midwest. On October 8th, hundreds of wine industry professionals spent their Saturday providing...
A good year for Wisconsin sports has coincided with a great year for growing grapes, according to Becky Rochester, Grape Marketing Coordinator for the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association. Becky said 2011 was a...
Oppressive hot weather in far Southern Illinois this summer stressed white grapes in particular, said Scott Sensmeier, Owner and Vintner at Starview Vineyards, near Cobden, Illinois on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. According...
The big “L”on the weather map that has been parked over southern Lake Michigan for the past 10 days is delaying this year’s Southern Michigan harvest according to Rocky Rick, President of Gravity Produce...
The Minnesota growing season started and ended with unusually cold weather according to John Marshall, owner of Great River Vineyard and Nursery in Lake City, Minnesota. Most notably, on September 15th, an early...
By, Steve Jordan UW-Madison Department of Plant Pathology When it comes to growing grapes in Wisconsin, there are a number of diseases that can jeopardize a successful harvest. One of the diseases that we...
Oliver Kielwasser isn’t just in charge of wine for Pittsburg based Giant Eagle, an $8.6 billion annual sales grocery store with more than 125 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. It’s a long-time passion and...