Michigan Wine Tour Bus Stopped By Police
Wine tour buses occasionally get a little rowdy, as was the case in the The Traverse City Michigan area recently. According to the Traverse City Record-Eagle, an area tour bus was taken off its...
Category: Michigan
Northern Grapes Project Funding Extended
The Northern Grapes Project received an additional $2.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative to complete the final two years of the multistate effort, which began in...
Dog Friendly Wineries
Growing numbers of Midwest wineries are going where very few bars and restaurants in the United States have gone before — encouraging customers to bring their dogs. The move is attracting visits from both dog owning, day-tripping tourists...
Surprising Michigan Sauvignon Blanc
What’s surprising about Michigan Sauvignon Blanc? That so few Michigan wineries produce wines from this fascinating versatile and aromatic varietal is really quite surprising. The Wolverine State makes much more white wine than red...
Travel Behaviors of Midwest Wine Tourists
The Northern Grapes Project (NGP) continues to advance our industry’s knowledge of the habits of Midwest wine tourists. The latest issue of Northern Grapes News, features the research of Michigan State University’s Dan McCole,...
MSU Says Traverse City Area Crop Down Two-Thirds
Wine crop damage as a result of last winter is widely known, but we’ve been told that the Traverse City area- namely the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas- had weathered the storm in better...
Tony Ciccone “Winemaking is in My DNA”
Tony Ciccone (Chick own ee), makes wines as easy to enjoy as his name is melodious. As patriarch of the Ciccone clan, Tony directs his wife and two of his children in the production...
Midwest Prepares for Reduced Grape Harvest
As vineyards around the Midwest prepare to bring in their grapes, the record cold winter, late spring and cooler summer will drastically reduce the harvest for certain grape varieties, especially vinifera, in many areas....
Cold Climate Wine Competition 2014 Report and Photos
After much swishing and spitting, winners have been confirmed at the 2014 International Cold Climate Wine Competition, held at the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Education Conference Center in St. Paul, MN. The Cold Climate...
How Well Does Midwest Wine Age?
Most of the wine purchased in the Midwest is consumed immediately or soon after purchase. In my experience, the best wines from our region are made to be enjoyed as soon as possible. For...