The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its first estimate of the United States grape harvest yield in its August Crop Production report. Despite this year’s frosts that struck many states and the...
The 2012 Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition results were announced this week. The top award-winners are: Best of Class Dry White: Chateau Fontaine – 2011 Pinot Blanc Best of Class Dry Red: Shady Lane...
Glance at the cars parked at wineries like Chateau Chantal on Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula this summer, and you’ll increasingly find plates from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and New York. Marketing director Marie Chantal-Dalese thinks...
Publisher’s note: This article is the fourth installment in a four-part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. In this article on heat stability, the basic...
The Traverse City Art and Wine Festival was held June 30th at the Grand Traverse Commons. Twenty seven wineries from the Leelanau Peninsula, Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City and Benzie, Michigan, participated. The 2012...
The 2012 Fenn Valley Wine Fest and Open House on June 23rd featured not only wine and entertainment but also some serious education for the inquisitive wine consumer. Throughout the day, a wine tasting...
Mycorrhizae refers to a symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of a plant. This fungus and its association with the roots of various types of plants is likely as old as plant...
The beleaguered State of Illinois recently cut $142,500 in funding for the state’s wine industry, according to Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA) president Bruce Morgenstern. The lost State Department of Agriculture funding...
On May 15th, the Missouri Wine Technical Group held a Norton Workshop. The workshop was an opportunity for winemakers from across Missouri and the Midwest to share information about Norton winemaking in a formal,...
Record March warmth and severe April frosts have combined to destroy most of the Concord and Niagara grape crop in states bordering the Great Lakes from Michigan to Upstate New York. Some labrusca growers...