There are many quality wine competitions in the Midwest, but there’s only one with an international scope: The Indy International Wine Competition. For the 23rd consecutive year, the ballroom at the Purdue Memorial Union...
Next to Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard is a small graveyard where the original 19th century homesteaders were laid to rest. These pioneers came to Indiana when it was a virtual wilderness. Sometimes I wonder...
Professor Bill Gartner from the University of Minnesota and a team of researchers have surveyed hundreds of wineries in the Midwest and northern USA. The survey is part of an ongoing study by a consortium...
A team of researchers, led by Professor Bill Gartner from the University of Minnesota, has found that the price of wine in Midwest winery tasting rooms does not impact on sales. The research particularly...
If you’re a regular reader, you know that we go out of our way not to be negative in Midwest Wine Press. But it’s hard not to criticize Indiana’s new tourism slogan. The slogan...
I have a confession to make. When I started Midwest Wine Press, I thought a modest amount of wine knowledge would be enough. After all, we’re mainly reporting wine news, not making it. But...
The Indiana Wine Grape Council (IWGC) launched a revamped Indiana Wines website this month, as well as two other newly redesigned websites. According to Jeanette Merritt, the marketing director at the IWGC, the new...
Leaders of the Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska provided current overviews of their state’s wine industries on Thursday, February 6th at the 2014 Midwest Grape and Wine Conference in St. Charles, Missouri. Here’s what...
Ferrante Winery was a “Sweepstake Winner” in the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2012 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from the Grand River AVA in Ohio. The Sweepstake Winner title was awarded...
This article is sponsored by Harvest Energy Solutions, based in Jackson, Michigan. Harvest Energy Solutions serves agribusiness customers in the Midwest with solar products, installation and solar assessments. The amount of solar energy reaching...