Weston Wine Company Pairs Cupcakes and Wine
Entering the doorway to Weston Wine Company, the “pink” hits you all at once. (We’re talking about the color, not the musician.) Between the pale red colors on the walls and the way the...
Category: Missouri
Wine Law by the Case: Advertising Rules
Like nearly every other facet of the alcohol beverage industry, advertising has historically been carefully regulated. For instance, in Missouri, regulations pertaining to advertising address topics from font size to content, and those specifically relevant to wine address statements regarding...
Omaha Crush Ticket Contest Winner
The winner of the Omaha Crush Wine Festival ticket contest is Katherine Giddens of Omaha who was the eighth person to answer the following questions correctly: 1. What was the first post Prohibition winery...
What Your Wine Label is Trying to Tell You
A wine label should communicate your brand, your uniqueness and increase the perceived value of your wine. A wine label is your biggest piece of advertising and the first contact most people will have...
Meramec VIneyards for Sale
Some 33 years after Phyllis Meagher left the corporate world in Chicago, purchased a vineyard in Missouri and almost 15 years after starting the winery, Meramec Vineyards, she is looking to find a successor....
Midwest Wine Trail Rankings for 2014
No wine region in the world has as many wine trails as the Midwestern U.S. A big part of the Midwestern wine experience is visiting a winery to enjoy the terroir and perhaps speak...
Moving Beyond A Tourism Based Wine Industry
Call me a dreamer, but I can envision a day when vineyards stretch out across the Midwest. In this future-land, the grapes from Midwest vineyards will be used to make wines that are sold...
Midwest Winery Rankings 2014
After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...
Adam Puchta Winery Rich in History and Flavor
Nestled in the German town of Hermann Missouri is the oldest family winery in Missouri. Adam Puchta Winery is filled with history, strong family roots, perseverance and a love of wine. The story of...
St. James Winery “Grand Champion” at Pacific Rim Competition
Midwest wineries have been winning medals at California wine competitions with such regularity that it’s hardly surprising any longer. However, the way St. James Winery in Missouri dominated the recent Pacific Rim competition in...