Category: Indiana

Indiana Bird Cannon Battle Ends in Truce

Indiana Bird Cannon Battle Ends in Truce

Nothing scares birds away like noise.  However, noise is not always good for neighborly relations. The Columbus Indiana Republic reports that bird cannon fire prompted a retaliatory strike in Southern Indiana. Fortunately no one...

Indiana Wineries Seek Self Distribution

Indiana Wineries Seek Self Distribution

From the Indy Star comes news that the Indiana Vineyard and Winery Association (part of the Indiana Wine Grape Council) has launched an effort to repeal the requirement that wineries under 12,000 gallons carry...

Indiana Growing Season Update, August 2013

Indiana Growing Season Update, August 2013

From WTIU News (Indiana Public Media) comes a report about the Indiana grape growing season so far.  According to Purdue University, growing degree days in Indiana are close to the normal average.  However, most...

Demand For Traminette Increasing

Traminette is an interspecific hybrid grape cultivar that was bred in 1965 in Illinois. One of the notable parents of Traminette is Gewürztraminer. Traminette was publicly released by Cornell University in 1996, and has...