How’s Marquette Doing in New York?
New York Cork Report reports that New York Grape Growers are having mixed results with Marquette. In the middle and end of the article, the Cork Report has some good interviews with winemakers...
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Iowa Wine Growers Association Convention Award Winners
The 2013 Iowa Wine Growers Association Convention, held March 15th and 16th, 2013 at the West Des Moines Marriott announced the following award winners: Amateur Winemaker of The Year – Joel Garretson Winemaker of The...
New York Times Explains How Regional Wine Can Compete
In an article that brings the hammer down precisely on the center of the nail, the New York Times discusses how regional wine, New Jersey in this case, can overcome a “classic economic conundrum...
Micro Distillery Opens in Southern Illinois Wine Country
According to the Southern Illinoisan, the first micro-distillery has opened near the popular Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. Grand River Spirits in Carbondale is owned by Karen Binder, who was formerly the executive director of the Illinois...
2013 International Eastern Wine Competition Winners Announced
The International Eastern Wine Competition, one of the oldest and largest professional wine competitions in the United States, announced medal winners. Midwestern wineries were well represented on the medal stand: Best of Show: St....
MO’s Annie Gunn’s Prepares James Beard Dinner
Annie Gunn’s restaurant in Chesterfield, MO recently prepared a dinner at the James Beard House in New York and paired the food with Missouri wines. Glenn Bardgett, CS, CSW, and wine director at Annie...
Eckert’s Food and Wine Festival
On March 3 & 4, 2013 Eckert’s Country Store and Restaurant in Belleville, Illinois hosted a Wine and Food Festival with cooking demos, wine tastings, and samples. The crowd enjoyed a wide variety of...
Proposal to Increase MN Alcohol Tax Exponentially
What would increasing the Minnesota tax per gallon on wine by 700% do to the Minnesota wine industry? Answer: Cost a lot of jobs and revenue. If you live in Minnesota tell your...
U.S. Drinks 13% of World’s Wine (But Not In One Day)
We’re still number one! At least when it comes to wine drinking. According to Jon Fredrikson as quoted in the Winston Salem Journal, the United States is the number one wine consuming country in...
Chocolate Comes to Hermann Wine Trail
The Hermann Wine Trail in Missouri hosted their first event of 2013 this past weekend. “Chocolate Wine Trail” sold out, as it does every year, with 1,200 wine and chocolate lovers participating. The...