Probing the “Whole Foods Gap”
If you’ve been at Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods or any of the new upscale grocers recently, you’ve probably noticed that the food is expensive, but the wine is often cheap. In a recent article...
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Photos: 2014 Illinois Winter Wine Festival and Conference
Photos from the 2014 Illinois Winter Wine Festival and Annual Conference, January 30-February 1, 2014. ...
Nebraska Reports Limited Winter Damage
From Nebraska’s VineLines, which is produced by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, comes a positive report about grape vine freeze damage. The University recently checked buds and canes and found no significant damage....
San Francisco 2014 Competition Midwest Winners
Ferrante Winery was a “Sweepstake Winner” in the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2012 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from the Grand River AVA in Ohio. The Sweepstake Winner title was awarded...
US Winery Numbers Up Again
Wines & Vines magazine reports that during the last year the total number of wineries in the United States has increased from 7,498 to 7,762. Quoting research from their 2014 Directory & Buyer’s Guide,...
“Next Gen Wine Drinkers Not Snooty” Chicago Sun Times
The Chicago Sun Times ran a story this week on wine drinking trends in Chicago and the U.S. that has implications for the Midwest wine industry. According to the article, Moscato was the third...
Indiana Moving Towards Self Distribution?
Only three Midwestern states do not allow wineries to distribute wine directly to restaurants and retailers: Kentucky, Wisconsin and Indiana. Now a bill is pending in the Indiana state legislature that would allow up...
Kansas Wine Conference’s Viticulture Focus Pleases Attendees
Earlier this month, the Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association (KGGWA) held their annual conference in Topeka. The KGGWA is the bigger of two wine industry groups in the state – the other is...
A Big Map of Midwest Wineries
At Midwest Wine Press, we’ve toyed with idea of creating a comprehensive map of Midwest wineries. But it look like a website called Map Muse is well on the way to mapping every winery...
Will Wine Tourists Become Weed Tourists?
It will be interesting see how alcohol consumption is affected by the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado. There have been a number of stories lately about pot being better for you than...