As the economy continues to limp along, more winery owners are diversifying their product offerings to boost their bottom lines. Some wineries are adding brewing capabilities, but in the Midwest, more wineries are starting...
Effective November 28, 2011, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the names of certain varietals as requested by various breeders, vineyards and wineries in the Midwest. Under the TTB ruling,...
It may not be a corked bottle or a spider seeking refuge in the tasting room that sends visitors running from the region’s wineries— it might be unruly kids. Bill Skvarla, owner of Harmony...
Despite losing grant dollars from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Wine Grape Council will continue the succesful Indiana’s Signature Wine Campaign “Try on Traminette” during 2012. According to Jeanette Merritt, Marketing Director of the Indiana Wine Grape Council...
“Reds grow here!” exclaims Bernie Parker, Vineyard Manager at Creekbend Vineyards, the agricultural division of Oliver Winery of Bloomington, Indiana. And that’s not just his opinion; it’s his track record. From the grapes grown at...
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 ...
It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for a winery than the Old Mission Peninsula in northern Michigan, with layers of gentle hills spilling into Grand Traverse Bay. Edward O’Keefe Sr. was the first...
‘Can Indiana wines come to the world stage? I have to say yes.” For the winemakers of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail (IUWT), those words are a ringing endorsement from Andrea Robinson–one of the...
Since 1989, Larry Elsner has enjoyed success as a professional carpenter, home builder and remodeler. In January 2010, Larry took his business ambitions in a completely different direction when he formed Cedar Creek Winery....
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...