The Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association (NWGGA) is pleased to announce that Lori Paulsen has recently taken over the Executive Director position for the 90 member non-profit association representing Nebraska wineries, vineyards and...
I was invited to a wedding some years ago now, outside Phoenix, Arizona. Since I arrived in Arizona a day early, I was interested to see what the famous varieties of Europe might do...
Clark Smith, winemaker, wine innovator and author, is one of the star speakers at Missouri’s upcoming Midwest Grape & Wine Conference in St. Charles. As editor of Appellation America he also keeps a close eye on...
It’s that time of year again, and we’re not talking about the Holidays. Yes, Midwest wine fans, it’s time to check your snow tires and find your white rabbit ushanka, cause it’s Midwest Wine...
The International Association of Northern Viticulture is proud to announce that the 2015 VitiNord International Conference will be held at the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in historic Nebraska City, Nebraska, November 11-14, 2015....
The Northern Grapes Project received an additional $2.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative to complete the final two years of the multistate effort, which began in...
Here’s a link to a story that we’ve been dying to run: Feather River Winery in Nebraska had their largest harvest since the winery opened in 2007. According to Omaha.com, Feather River had a...
Jennifer Montgomery is the new executive director of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA). Most recently, Jennifer was the executive director of the Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association. Current IGGVA executive...
The Northern Grapes Project (NGP) continues to advance our industry’s knowledge of the habits of Midwest wine tourists. The latest issue of Northern Grapes News, features the research of Michigan State University’s Dan McCole,...
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...