Minnesota Bill Proposes Wine Council
Wineries and vineyards in Minnesota, the state at winegrowing’s cold climate frontier and a leader in cold hardy grape breeding, could be on the way to having a state funded wine and grape council. ...
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Where’s the Local on the Wine List?
The local food movement has pushed farm fresh produce to the menus of top restaurants around the country, yet the movement stops short when it comes to local wines. Even restaurants hailed as leaders...
Realizing the Aroma Potential Of Cold Hardy Grapes
Giddy up It’s an exciting time in the hybrid grape and wine world because for the first time significant research has been carried out on hybrid grapes and wine in search of defining chemical...
Sustainable Solution: Recycled Plastic Vineyard Posts
In the United States, recycled plastic lumber is starting to emerge as a durable and environmentally friendly option for vineyard posts. Steel or wooden posts are still the norm, but neither are ideal. The...
Food Pairing With Frontenac
This series of cold climate wine and food pairing articles started with a couple ideas for LaCrescent in a story titled La Crescent Food Pairing Ideas. This time we will consider Frontenac wines and...
Soil Health in the Vineyard
Quality and yield start below the surface The groundhog predicted an early spring. Then came this year’s winter vortex. Regardless of what happens next, the waning days of winter are a time of excitement...
Vineyard Soil Health Research Links
The focus in recent years on soil health has resulted in more research on the microbiome of vineyards and the importance of maintaining the diversity, vigor, and nutrients that soil micro-organisms require to benefit...
Cold Climate Conf Photos and Report
The Minnesota Grape Growers Associaitons’s Cold Climate Conference wouldn’t be complete without the Winter Wine Fest. On February 5th 2016, 30 vineyards and wineries, along with a few cider makers, sampled their best local...
Tom Plocher’s New Grapes Are Spreading
University grape breeding programs – like Cornell and Minnesota- grab a lot of attention. But private grape breeders continue to develop many of the grapes that are used to make cold hardy wines. One...
What Happened to the Original Midwest Wineries?
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...