MWP and Craft Beverages Unlimited Midwest 2016
In a couple of months’ time, wine industry people from across the Midwest will gather in St. Charles, Missouri for one of the biggest wine conferences in our region. One difference this year is...
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2016 Midwest Wine Conference Schedule
Here are the Midwest Wine Conferences in chronological order. Some Conferences have not released agendas or speakers yet, so please check back periodically. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Heartland...
Climate Change Could Benefit Northern Wines
Research by Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), suggests Midwest wine growers may benefit from climate change. Huttner said his work looking at how climate change is impacting viticulture in northern...
Grapes of the Hudson Valley Has Midwest Appeal
Grapes of the Hudson Valley by Stephen Casscles is a new reference guide that Midwestern grape growers and wine enthusiasts will find compelling. The Hudson Valley runs north and south down the eastern edge of...
US Versus Europe Taste Off at VitiNord ’15
The 2015 VitiNord International Viticulture & Enology Conference is taking place from 11-14 November in Nebraska City. This year, the leading event focusing on the latest advances in cold hardy grape growing and winemaking...
Midwest Wine Press Fourth Anniversary
This column commemorates the fourth anniversary of Midwest Wine Press. During that time, we’ve produced over 500 original articles about our regional wine industry, by far the most of any publication. In retrospect, I...
2015 Midwest Winery Rankings
The Midwest wine industry continues to grow. The number of wineries in the 11 state area Midwest Wine Press covers rebounded strongly during 2014 after barely growing at all during 2013. During 2014, the...
Miletta Vista Three Years After the Fire
The Miletta Vista fire of 2012 occurred June 23rd. A normal harvest would have begun around August 10th, however, because of the hot, dry conditions in Nebraska vineyards, harvest that year began mid July,...
The First “Bottle Shock” Was in the Midwest
Many of us are familiar with the prestigious wine judging that took place in Paris in 1976 in honor of the American Bi-Centennial. The event was commemorated, or should we say celebrated by the...
Cold “Wreaking Havoc” on Regional Wine Industry
The O’Keefes of Northern Michigan -Edward and son Eddie- have been farming grapes on the Old Mission Peninsula since 1974. So when the O’Keefes express concern about the cold damage of the past two...