John Marshall: Frost Damage Protection for the Small Grower
Here in Minnesota and across much of the Upper Midwest we have had two dramatic frost damage events in the past year and a half. One on Mother’s Day Weekend in Spring 2010 and...
Category: Iowa
First Wineries Receive Iowa Quality Seals
As reported in MWP during October 2011, Iowa has developed a Iowa Vintners Quality Alliance (IVQA) program modeled after the Canadian Vintners Quality Alliance which emphasizes terroir. The IVQA is managed by Murli...
Brick Arch Winery Rises Again in Iowa
When Ilene Lande, owner of Brick Arch Winery, received a call from the mayor of West Branch, Iowa saying, “Get into town, you’ve got a problem,” she suspected that something might have gone wrong...
Quality Wines Programs Expand in Midwest
As the Midwestern wine industry continues in its rapid growth and the production of high quality wines, it also continues to combat a long-held perception that the best U.S. wines come from California. ...
Researchers Receive $2.5 million for Cold Hardy Grape Project
New grape varieties can take more than 20 years to breed and evaluate, and much longer to reach commercial success. A $2.5 million grant will help a team of researchers from Nebraska to New...
Iowa State University Releases Iowa Production Report
The rapid expansion of the Iowa wine industry is slowing according to Craig Tordsen, a Project Manager at Iowa State University and the author a newly released study on Iowa Native Wine Production and...
Iowa Harvest Underway
According to Mike White, Iowa State University Extension Viticulturalist, 80% of the crop in Iowa has now been harvested. Both yields and quality appear to favorable for 2011 he added. No early frost...