Missouri Wine Girl Gets Social
Danene Beedle, Marketing Director for the Missouri Wine & Grape Board is a huge fan of social media and an advocate for what it can do to promote Midwest wineries and engage customers. From...
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’12 Vintage Report and ’13 Midwest Growing Season Outlook
This is the first installment of a state-by-state report on the 2012 vintage in the Midwest along with assessments of the 2013 growing season. This article features Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois....
2013 International Eastern Wine Competition Winners Announced
The International Eastern Wine Competition, one of the oldest and largest professional wine competitions in the United States, announced medal winners. Midwestern wineries were well represented on the medal stand: Best of Show: St....
MO’s Annie Gunn’s Prepares James Beard Dinner
Annie Gunn’s restaurant in Chesterfield, MO recently prepared a dinner at the James Beard House in New York and paired the food with Missouri wines. Glenn Bardgett, CS, CSW, and wine director at Annie...
Eckert’s Food and Wine Festival
On March 3 & 4, 2013 Eckert’s Country Store and Restaurant in Belleville, Illinois hosted a Wine and Food Festival with cooking demos, wine tastings, and samples. The crowd enjoyed a wide variety of...
2,000 Year Old Syrian Wine On Sale In Missouri
An archaeologist with a passion for ancient winemaking techniques has teamed up with Bushwhacker Bend Winery in Glasgow, Missouri. Michael Fuller, an archaeology professor from St. Louis, Missouri plans to make three wines from ancient and medieval...
Wine Law By the Case: Direct Shipping
Have you ever considered expanding your product to directly reach new customers outside the close proximity of your winery? Or, have you ever wished to make it easier for your current customers to enjoy...
Chocolate Comes to Hermann Wine Trail
The Hermann Wine Trail in Missouri hosted their first event of 2013 this past weekend. “Chocolate Wine Trail” sold out, as it does every year, with 1,200 wine and chocolate lovers participating. The...
Dr. Norton Had a Baby and Named It Crimson Cabernet
Who says that French royalty cannot breed with ordinary native Americans? Crimson Cabernet’s parentage combines the Bordeaux King of Grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the State Grape of Missouri, Norton. The result is a disease...
The Drought and Midwest Soil Conditions
Grape growers across the Midwest are preparing for another growing season. After several years of drought and the driest conditions in living memory last year, soil conditions are a concern for many growers. Despite...