Chicago’s “The Cow Guy” Bullish on Wine
Scott Shellady, familiar to financial TV fans as the “The Cow Guy” because of his distinctive bovine jackets, says now may be the time to invest in wine. “With the Fed’s easy money policy...
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A Timely Story About Me
People tell me that I need to talk more about myself in Midwest Wine Press. So this is a reluctant column about me. The first thing you should know about me is that I...
The Grape Debate: Making Local Wine From Imported Fruit
Shannon Gunier is well aware of the stigma associated with grape brokers. ‘When we first started our business, it was almost a taboo subject,” says the California based co-owner of North Coast Winegrape Brokers....
Mangoes Go Mainstream at Healy’s Winery
Homepage photo: Archana “Ana” Dave and her husband Sushil Rege of Healy’s Winery. If you think mangoes are everywhere recently, you are not mistaken. There’s now a mango brand of J.C. Penny clothing, a...
Tom Wark: Michigan; We Hate You Wine Lovers
The headline for this story comes from Tom Wark’s Fermentation Wine Blog, which is one of nation’s largest wine blogs. (Popular wine blogs like incendiary headlines.) Tom’s story about corkage fees in Michigan is...
World Wine Shortage Seen As Midwestern Opportunity
A recent study by Morgan Stanley predicting an impending “global wine shortage” has attracted a lot of attention. The study reports that global wine demand exceeded supply by 300 million cases during 2012. Reasons...
August Hill’s Mark Wenzel Named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year”
According to the Ottawa Times, Mark Wenzel, owner of August Hill Winery and the Illinois Sparkling Company, has been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Illinois Small Business Development Center. As reported...
Three of Top 10 Urban Wineries in Midwest
According to a ranking published today in Yahoo Travel, three of the top 10 urban wineries are in the Midwest. Congratulations to City Winery Chicago, Easley Winery (Indianapolis) and Left Foot Charley (Traverse City) for making the...
Danenberger Family Vineyards Opens in New Berlin
The State Journal Register reports that a new winery opened on September 8th in New Berlin, Illinois which is just off I72 between Springfield and Jacksonville. Danenberger Family Winery Owners Doug and Susan Danenberger...
Vintage Illinois 2013 Introduces Honest Abe
Vintage Illinois 2013 was held at Mattheissen State Park near Starved Rock State Park on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22, 2013. Total attendance was in excess of 10,000 for both days,...