Controlling Heat Instability in Wine
Publisher’s note: This article is the first in a four part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. Future stories in the series include “Treatment...
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Midwest Winery Rankings by State
Midwest Wine Press recently compiled current TTB data to arrive at the number of wineries in the Midwest. (This tabulation method entails acceptance of the TTB definition of a winery which is subject to debate.)...
John Marshall: Spring Pruning and Frost Protection
As I write, it is easily the warmest March in my lifetime. In fact, it is seems like the warmest winter in history. I was watching the weather the other night and the weatherman...
How to Indentify Injury to Grape Buds
When temperatures go down below freezing, grape buds can tolerate temperatures down to about 28 F. If temperatures drop below 28 F, new buds that have emerged are subject to injury. However, the duration...
April Frost and Freeze Damage Reports
Midwest Wine Press reported on conditions in Midwest vineyards throughout April 2012. The information below was compiled from conversations with grape growers across the Midwest between April 11th and April 26th, 2012. Updates...
Viticulture Advice For Warmest March Ever from MSU and UW Experts
According to Diane Brown at the Berrien County Michigan State University Extension, with the weather this warm this early, grape growers are in uncharted waters in terms of vineyard management practices. Brown, who...
So You Want to Start a Winery?
Many attendees of the various recent Midwestern wine conferences this year were entrepreneurs gathering information to start a winery. At the Cold Climate Conference in St. Paul on February 24th, 2012, a panel made up...
March Warm Spell “Dark Cloud” for Midwest Grape Growers
Spring-like temperatures so soon in the year may be swell for joggers, but vineyard managers aren’t so thrilled. With June level temperatures forecast for the Midwest during the week of March 12, there are...
Michigan Wine Industry on the Threshold of “Legitimacy”
The primary goal for the Michigan wine industry is “legitimacy,” according to both Linda Jones, Executive Director of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council (MGWIC) and Dr. Brent Ross, Assistant Professor at Michigan...
“Spoiled” Napa Winemaker’s Nerve-Racking Day
Editor’s Note: Midwest Wine Press columnist Bruce Bradley quit his position as winemaker for Wm. Harrison Winery in Napa Valley and took a wine making job at Pacific Star Winery, twelve miles north of...