Midwest Winery Rankings 2014
After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...
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Cold Climate Competition Registration Now Open
After a particularly unsettling winter across the cold climate regions, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota proudly announce the 6th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC). The competition will take...
NGP Analysis: How to Grow the Midwest Wine Industry
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...
Wine Price: No Impact on Midwest Tasting Room Sales
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...
Economic Impact of Iowa Wine Up 80% since ’08
From the Iowa Grape Growers Association comes confirmation that the economic impact of the state’s wine industry has grown rapidly in the past five years. Wine tourism is the primary reason for the increase...
Iowa Conference Report 2014
Iowa Decanted has a report and video from this year’s Iowa Wine Grower’s Association Conference in Des Moines. See: Iowa Decanted
Ardon Creek Winery: Heinz Tomatoes to Hybrid Grapes
159 years ago, an Irish family made its way to Southeast Iowa and settled between the rivers Cedar and Mississippi. The descendants of that family reside there still, and display their ancestral pride through...
Using Enological Tannin Additions to Enhance Red Wine Structure and Mouthfeel
By Stephanie Groves, Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, Iowa State University This article originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Northern Grapes News, a publication of the Northern Grapes Project. Tannins are important...
Loess Hills AVA Wine Trail Will Require Local Grapes
One advantage of the American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation is that under federal law, any wine with an AVA name on the label must be made from grapes at least 85% local grapes. Any wine...
Mike White Talks About Drift at NIWG Meeting
In spite of the wintry weather, we had 30 attendees at the Northern Illinois Wine Growers (NIWG) meeting on Saturday, January 25, at Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery in Freeport, Illinois, west of Rockford. In addition...