Continuing the hot trend of Midwest sparkling wine production, August Hill Winery in Utica, Illinois is introducing a brand of traditional method sparkling wines called Illinois Sparkling Co. Jill Joyce, Director of Brand and...
One of my favorite things about making wine is the constant interaction of art and science; the interplay of data and fact with style, aesthetic, and yes, even romance. Unfortunately, it seems like the...
The World Series is over, the boats are out of the harbor, and windshield wiper fluid and driveway salt is stacked high throughout the land. We are in the heart of Autumn again. Next ...
While most visitors to Chicago never go farther south than the lakefront museum campus, for those adventurous enough to travel approximately 80 blocks south of the Field Museum, Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery awaits....
As the Midwestern wine industry continues in its rapid growth and the production of high quality wines, it also continues to combat a long-held perception that the best U.S. wines come from California. ...
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...
Despite intermittent rain throughout the weekend of September 24th, some wineries and artists attending the 12th Annual Southern Illinois Art and Wine Festival on the grounds of the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center...
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...
Vintage Illinois drew over 8,000 visitors on Saturday, September 17th according to Jill Joyce, Vintage Illinois Planning Committee member. Vintage Illinois is in its 8th year and is held annually Mattheissen State Park near...
Joseph Robert Mills, poet, essayist, dramatist, critic, has the credentials of a professor whom you might expect to find nibbling at cheeses and sniffing wine at the faculty club. Growing up in Indiana, he...