The Indy Star reports that a bill has passed the Indiana Senate allowing stand alone micro distilleries in the state. Previously, a distillery could only be associated with an established winery or brewery. The...
Adam Madison, who writes for Midwest Wine Press, recently wrote a story about Anderson Winery in Valparaiso for the The Northwest Indiana Times. Winemaker Carnell Mitchell thinks the winery can increase sales 50% this year. One...
Midwest Wine Press publisher Mark Ganchiff loves Midwest wine. Now he’s developed an entertaining presentation highlighting the colorful history of Midwest wine along with details of the exciting new wines from the region’s top wineries....
During the early ’80s, Oliver Winery resembled a rustic farmstand by the side of Highway 37 in Bloomington, Indiana. Today, Oliver is the largest winery in the Midwest with production estimated to be over...
How can we expand promising wine grape varieties across the Midwest? Dr. Paolo Sabbatini of Michigan State University and Dr. Bruce Bordelon of Purdue University, recently discussed the potential for specific cultivars in the...
On February 4th, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a press release announcing the establishment of a new viticultural area in Indiana. On February 5, 2013, TTB published a final...
Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another research project...
This is the second in a two-part profile of Huber’s Orchard, Winery and Vineyards in Southern Indiana. The first segment- Indiana’s Huber Winery: Seven Generations and 600 Acres- explained the history of the winery and how...
From Inside Indiana Business, Country Heritage Vineyard and Winery in La Otta is planning a $850,000 renovation and capital improvement project. See http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=55919 From the Indiana Wine Grape Council, Indiana’s 64th winery has opened for business. Hopwood...
Publisher’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Huber Orchard and Winery, a sixth generation, family owned winery in Southern Indiana. Part one focuses on the wineries diversified business model. The...