Miletta Vista Winery Set to Reopen in May
After being destroyed by a lightning fire last June that forced owners Mick and Loretta to flee for their lives at 2:00 a.m., Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul, Nebraska is set to reopen....
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Wine Tax Proposed For Illinois
Illinois has been falling behind in financial support for the state’s wine industry as the Land of Lincoln’s financial situation deteriorates. Now the Alton Daily News reports that State Rep. Mike Bost from Southern...
Winebusiness.com Gets Pranked on “Hoosier Pie” Wine Trail
Californians read Midwest Wine Press a lot (California is our #7 state for readership) but they apparently still don’t know what’s going on here in flyover land. On April 1st, Winebusiness.com- the folks that...
Herbicide Drift: Advice for Grape Growers
In the latest issue of the Northern Grapes Project Newsletter, Michael White, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Viticulture Specialist, gives detailed advice on how to guard against and deal with herbicide drift. See related...
Ozonated Water: Vineyard Pest Control Without Chemicals
Until recently, the prospect of a grape growing industry in the Midwest without the use of chemicals may have seemed impossible. Throughout our region, insects, plant diseases and weeds thrive in the summer heat and humidity....
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition Midwest Winners
The Midwest wine industry was well represented in the winner’s circle at the 2013 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. Eleven Midwestern wines won Double Gold Medals and 12 Midwestern wineries won Gold Medals at...
Indiana Passes Bill to Allow Micro Distilleries
The Indy Star reports that a bill has passed the Indiana Senate allowing stand alone micro distilleries in the state. Previously, a distillery could only be associated with an established winery or brewery. The...
April is Michigan Wine Month
Governor Rick Snyder has declared April as “Michigan Wine Month” to honor Michigan’s wide selection of quality wines and the wine industry’s significant contribution to the economy. Sales of Michigan wine in the state...
Cedar Creek Winery Open House
On March 16th and 17th, Cedar Creek Winery hosted an open house that included Wisconsin product samplings from several artisan Wisconsin cheese makers and butchers. Cedar Creek Winery is located in the sleepy town of Cedarburg,...
Dr. Jeff Masters: Drought Will Cost $10 Billion This Year
You gotta love Weather Underground. There’s more data than Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek combined. In his Weather Underground blog, Dr. Jeff Masters does not like how the growing season is setting...