Iowa Wine Production Flattens in 2012
Wine production in Iowa has leveled off according to a report by Iowa State University (ISU). After growing rapidly since 2000, the amount of native wine sold in Iowa declined slightly from the previous...
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Midwest Winery Dog of the Year Winners
Normally, it would be happy news to announce the Midwest Wine Press Midwest Winery Dog of the Year winners. Sadly, two of the winning dogs passed away recently. So the Winery Dog of the...
A Memorial to Gary Orlandini, Southern Illinois Wine Pioneer
Sometimes people ask “Why did you start Midwest Wine Press?” The answer is because the story is so good. Our Midwest wine industry was left for dead after Prohibition and it stayed moribund for...
Take Amtrak from Chicago to Illinois Winter Wine Festival
Thinking about attending the 2013 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Conference and Winter Wine Festival February 1st and 2nd in Springfield? If you live in Chicago, Amtrak’s new “high speed” rail service will...
West Side Muscat has Chicago Terroir
When you think of the West Side of Chicago what comes to mind? Perhaps Taylor Street and the neighborhood’s great Italian restaurants? Or maybe the West Side reminds you of the Chicago Stadium and...
Mariano’s Local Wine Event
On December 3rd, The Mariano’s at Halsted and Monroe in Chicago hosted a “Local Wine Craft Cider and Cheese Event.” Nine regional wineries from three Midwestern states participated in the event which was attended...
Regional Wine Fighting Its Way Into Chicago
Chicago is the third largest U.S. wine market by case sales ranking behind Los Angeles and New York. One would think that demand for regional wine in a Midwestern metropolis with 9.72 million residents...
Illinois Wineries Increase 36% Since 2006
According to new survey, wine production in Illinois increased by 16 percent during the past five years from 564,270 gallons in 2006 to 651,800 gallons in 2011. The number of wineries in the state...
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...