Minnesota Winemakers Mastering Ice Wines
The warmest parts of Minnesota are in USDA climate zone 4b so wine grapes there have to withstand -25F from time to time. Rising to meet the challenge, The University of Minnesota has...
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Controlling Heat Instability in Wine
Publisher’s note: This article is the first in a four part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. Future stories in the series include “Treatment...
Label of the Month: Richwood Winery’s Lady Sipper
(Publisher’s note: This article is the first installment in a monthly feature about noteworthy or award winning wine labels from Midwest wineries.) Winery owner Micheal Bullock thought he had a great name for a...
Midwest Winery Rankings by State
Midwest Wine Press recently compiled current TTB data to arrive at the number of wineries in the Midwest. (This tabulation method entails acceptance of the TTB definition of a winery which is subject to debate.)...
Creating a Regional Flavor
Last fall, I was having a discussion with one of my volunteer pickers about tasting local wines. He had recently visited some local wineries and mentioned one in particular. “It didn’t feel right. It...
Nan Bailly Guides Alexis Bailly Vineyard
It’s possible that winemaker Nan Bailly’s kin enjoyed native Minnesota wine during canoe trips through the state in the 1820’s when it was still wilderness. Bailly, owner, winegrower and winemaker at Alexis Bailly Vineyard, has...
How to Be Ready for Your Mobile Bottler
Midwestern wineries are increasingly taking advantage of the opportunity to use mobile bottling. Aside from avoiding the massive expense of purchasing bottling equipment, mobile bottling saves hours of labor compared to hand bottling. Still, ...
Midwest Wine Stroll Winners & Slideshow at 2012 Cold Climate Conference
Twenty eight wineries from Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin poured at the 2012 Midwest Wine Stroll at the 2012 Cold Climate Conference in St. Paul Minnesota on February 24, 2012 April 13, 2012, update:...
So You Want to Start a Winery?
Many attendees of the various recent Midwestern wine conferences this year were entrepreneurs gathering information to start a winery. At the Cold Climate Conference in St. Paul on February 24th, 2012, a panel made up...
Special Report: Midwest Farmers Markets Wine Regulations
As more people seek their region’s local foods to purchase, more than 1,000 new farmers markets began operating across the country last year. As of mid-2011, 7,175 farmers markets were recorded, reports the U.S....