Which Midwestern state’s wine industry is more popular than any NFL or NBA team? With over 2 million visitors during 2012 (the last year for which numbers are available), Michigan wineries attract more visitors...
Todd Oosterhouse tells Midwest Wine Press that the new Bonobo Winery is now set to open during August. Weather conditions are a wild card for any construction project and heavy snow cover has caused...
The report from Ohio State University yesterday regarding the Lake Erie grape growing region was not unexpected. This does not make the news any easier to swallow, however. According to OSU, primary and secondary...
Cortney Casey has an excellent story about freeze damage to this year’s Michigan wine grape crop in the latest Michigan By the Bottle. The February return of the polar vortex was especially troubling...
The Washington Post ran a story yesterday about the damage cold weather has done to Eastern vineyards, particularly in New York and Pennsylvania. (Cornell University is reporting damage to Riesling and Merlot on Seneca Lake.) ...
Ferrante Winery was a “Sweepstake Winner” in the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2012 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from the Grand River AVA in Ohio. The Sweepstake Winner title was awarded...
Understandably, most grape growers are cautiously optimistic in public about how regional grapes are surviving this winter. However, we have heard decidedly negative news from Ohio, Minnesota and the Finger Lakes. These reports would lead...
This article is sponsored by Harvest Energy Solutions, based in Jackson, Michigan. Harvest Energy Solutions serves agribusiness customers in the Midwest with solar products, installation and solar assessments. The amount of solar energy reaching...
Figures due to be released by Nielsen at the Midwest Grape & Wine Conference will show that the region’s wine industry continues to grow at an overall rate of 5%. Liz Crews, Analytic Lead for...
Earlier this week, big time wine blogger Tom Wark came close to saying he’s excited about Michigan wine in his Fermentation wine blog. Not to be outdone, New York Times wine writer Eric Asimov...