Should Wineries Be Craft Brewers Too?
Diversifying product lines is a smart business move. But ask any of the increasing number of winery owners who have recently started to make beer and/or spirits as well as wine why they did...
Category: Illinois
New Guide to Illinois Wines and Wineries
When visiting regional wineries, I like to taste wines made from local or estate grown grapes. As we’ve discussed in Midwest Wine Press, it’s the locally grown wines that are the main draw for...
Illinois State Fair 2014 Wine Competition Winners
The winners of the 2014 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition have been announced. To see the winners, you’ll have to click the link to the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association website below. To...
What Your Wine Label is Trying to Tell You
A wine label should communicate your brand, your uniqueness and increase the perceived value of your wine. A wine label is your biggest piece of advertising and the first contact most people will have...
Midwest Wine Trail Rankings for 2014
No wine region in the world has as many wine trails as the Midwestern U.S. A big part of the Midwestern wine experience is visiting a winery to enjoy the terroir and perhaps speak...
Moving Beyond A Tourism Based Wine Industry
Call me a dreamer, but I can envision a day when vineyards stretch out across the Midwest. In this future-land, the grapes from Midwest vineyards will be used to make wines that are sold...
Midwest Winery Rankings 2014
After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...
Uncork Illinois Festival 2014
On a beautiful May 31 afternoon, thirteen Illinois wineries brought their products to Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. This third iteration of the festival showed continued and growing interest in local wines in...
Cold Climate Competition Registration Now Open
After a particularly unsettling winter across the cold climate regions, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota proudly announce the 6th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC). The competition will take...
Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Accepting Entries
More than 230 commercially-made wines, as well as 150 home-crafted wines are being evaluated next week at the Illinois State Fair Wine Competition. The competition is taking place June 16-18 at the Workforce Careers Center on...