The 2011 Grape and Wine Industry Survey was released recently by the United States Department of Agriculture Statistics Service. The Wisconsin Grape Growers and the Wisconsin Winery Associations also helped with the survey which...
Longtime Michigan wine writer Lorri Hathaway has been appointed assistant director at the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA.) Hathaway is the co-author of two books on Michigan wine, the most recent being, “The History...
Iowa State University has been instrumental in growing the state’s wine industry. ISU has also been very supportive of Midwest Wine Press from inception. A new article from ISU describes how the Midwest Grape and...
On April 15th, the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council held the Michigan Wine Showcase at The RattleSnake Club in downtown Detroit. The purpose of the annual event is to showcase Michigan wines for...
The Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report 2013 released today shows that the volume and value of wine shipped to customers from Midwestern states increased dramatically during 2012. The report, by ShipCompliant and Wines &...
A French laboratory has unveiled a new grape variety that is resistant to mildew and other fungal diseases. The name of the grape is unlikely to wine any awards however. See: The Drinks Business...
St. Genevieve Winery Elaine Hoffmeister Mooney, winemaker at Sainte Genevieve Winery sixty miles south of St. Louis, reports that budbreak still has not occurred. “We’re hoping they (the buds) stay that way for as long...
A new National Academy of Sciences study says 70% of the land now used in California for grape production won’t be any good for that purpose in 2050. And who will take over grape...
It looks like rapidly increasing numbers of US wine consumers have taste buds more suited to the sorts of sweeter wine styles traditionally offered across the Midwest. The Wine Institute, quoting a report by...
Three of the four teams in this year’s NCAA men’s final four basketball finals are from the Midwest. Wine Spectator selected a winery from each Final Four state (MI, KS, KY and NY) and...