During October of 1974, the Saturday Evening Post published a “Guide to American Wineries.” This article was probably the first discussion of bonded Midwestern Wineries to appear in a national publication. At the time...
Hidden among the twenty one varieties and forty acres of vines at Domaine Berrien Cellars and Winery in southwest Michigan is a two acre patch of hardy Austrian grapes known as Lemberger. Owner and...
The Sixteenth Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition was held on November 19th, 2015. This Competition focuses on wines that are thought to be the best examples of their region, style and variety. Doug Frost,...
Growing Produce went to the recent Great Lakes Expo in Grand Rapids. According to the Growing Produce report, the recent harsh winters hurt even some of the hybrid wine grapes. However, for the Great...
Food and Wine. Wine and Food. No wonder it can be challenging when we can’t even decide which one comes first. My wife and I have done literally dozens of wine pairing sessions in...
Here are the Midwest Wine Conferences in chronological order. Some Conferences have not released agendas or speakers yet, so please check back periodically. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Heartland...
During May of 2013, Midwest Wine Press ran a story titled The Wine World Discovers Northern Michigan. This story was one of the first to document the flurry of serious investment in the Traverse...
Recently, we have been discussing the increasing role that cold hardy grapes will have in the Midwest Wine Industry. The story below from the Detroit Free Press is evidence that this transition is already...
Grapes of the Hudson Valley by Stephen Casscles is a new reference guide that Midwestern grape growers and wine enthusiasts will find compelling. The Hudson Valley runs north and south down the eastern edge of...
This column commemorates the fourth anniversary of Midwest Wine Press. During that time, we’ve produced over 500 original articles about our regional wine industry, by far the most of any publication. In retrospect, I...