Southern Illinois Wine at a Crossroads
George Majka, owner and winemaker at Pomona Winery, built the second post Prohibition winery in Southern Illinois in 1989 and was licensed in 1991. “We learned to make fruit wine because there were no...
Category: Illinois
Uncork Illinois Showcases Illinois Wineries
On Saturday, June 1, downtown Oak Park Illinois (a near suburb of Chicago) hosted the second annual Uncork Illinois Wine Festival. Sixteen Illinois wineries were on hand to pour their red, white, sparkling, and...
Galena Cellars Unveils Marquette
Galena Cellars will release its first Marquette wine at a public release party–including appetizers and live music–planned for Friday, May 24 from 6-8 pm at Galena Cellars Vineyard, 4746 North Ford Road in Galena, Illinois. ‘There’s...
Walker’s Bluff Introduces Illinois Pinot Gris
Walker’s Bluff Winery near Carbondale, Illinois, has bottled an estate grown Pinot Grigio, according to winemaker Chelsea Mulinax. Also in production at Walker’s Bluff are several other wines made from vinifera grapes that have...
Wine Riot Chicago 2013
Wine Riot Chicago 2013 brought together 150 wineries from around the world with over 250 bottles being poured throughout the two-day/three session event. Two Midwestern wineries were present and pouring, Lynfred Winery from suburban...
Chicago Tribune: “Michigan Wines are Exceptional”
In a forceful article this week, Bill St. John, wine writer of The Chicago Tribune, suddenly became decidedly in favor of Northern Michigan wines. St. John, who has mostly avoided Midwest wines in his...
Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Accepting Entries
It is that time of year again!! Entries for the Illinois State Fair Wine Competition begin on May 11, so it’s time to get your entry forms filled out, and wines ready to ship....
Top Ten Tasting Room Etiquette Tips
Spring is here and the busy summer season is quickly approaching for wineries. Visitors will soon flock in droves to wineries to enjoy the weather, the wine aromas and the unbeatable Midwest winery experience. To...
Midwest Winery Rankings for 2013
According to the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) the number of federal winery licenses in the 11 state Midwest Wine Press market area grew to 1,243 in 2013. This is a...
5th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition Accepting Entries
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (4/15/2013) -All the world is a stage as wines made from grapes grown in cold climates around the globe are judged at the 5th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition...