Michigan is the largest Midwestern wine producer with a climate that produces temperatures predictably below freezing. So one would think that Michigan is in a position to be a leading ice wine producer....
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...
Expanding on a topic covered in Midwest Wine Press, The Traverse City Record Eagle reports that Michigan wine is gradually gaining market share outside Michigan. The grape acreage table in the story...
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...
‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Like an old grapevine, the paths we follow in life are full...
From Ohio to Missouri, Vignoles is earning the praise of critics and wine drinkers who are now recognizing the quality of regional wines made from hybrid grapes. Vignoles is an especially versatile grape; it...
Frontenac Grapes at Famous Fossil Winery, Freeport, Ill. Until the Japanese beetles came, Famous Fossil Vineyard & Winery in Freeport, Illinois was certified biodynamic. That status changed in July, 2011, after Ken Rosmann discovered the...
Drink Michigan, an organization founded by Audrey Walker and Trisha Verma to promote Michigan wine and spirits, held its third annual Sip of Michigan on July 13th. The event was held again at the Rattlesnake...
St. Julian Winery in Paw Paw Michigan is the first winery in the Midwest to be featured on Winestyr.com. Winestyr is a Chicago based internet platform that partners with smaller wineries across the...
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...