City Winery Chicago Opening Photos
On August 14th, 2012, City Winery founder Michael Dorf, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Walter Burnett Jr., welcomed 1,000 guests into the winery for the first time. The night began with...
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Cooper’s Hawk Opens in Merrillville, IN, Coming Soon to OH and MO
Chicago based Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant opened its ninth location this month in Hobart (Merrillville) Indiana. This year, Cooper’s Hawk also will be opening restaurants and wineries in Cincinnati, Columbus and Kansas City....
Illinois State Fair Wine Experience Photos
The Illinois Wine Experience at the Illinois State Fair moved to a new indoor location this year. Nearly 20 wineries served wine to visitors in the Twilight Ballroom on the Fairgrounds in Springfield....
Iowa State Fair Wine Experience Photos
The Wine Experience at the Iowa State Fair was held August 9th to 19th on a hilltop on the 445 acre Iowa fair grounds in Des Moines. According to Mike White, viticulture specialist at...
“Locavores Drink Local” at Kendall College Photos
On July 30th, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance hosted “Locavores Drink Local” at the Kendall College River Works Campus in Chicago. Illinois varietals were paired with foods...
Illinois Harvest Report from Chicago Sun Times
Today’s Chicago Sun Times reports that Southern Illinois’ grape harvest was adversely effected by a combination of spring frost and summer drought during 2012. Barb Harp of Two Oaks Vineyard in Southern Illinois told...
Are California Wine Production Figures Show Biz Hype?
You have probably heard that California “accounts for nearly 90% of American wine production.” The reason that the “90%” figure has become accepted as fact in the wine industry could be because that’s the...
Four Daughters Wins Top Honors at Cold Climate Contest
The 2011 LaCrescent from Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery in Spring Valley, MN won the Governor’s Cup at the 2012 International Cold Climate Competition in St. Paul. The Minnesota Governor’s Cup, a large silver...
Minnesota’s Tom Martell Passes on August 12th
Tom Martell, a Board Member of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association for 10 years including president from 2005 to 2011, passed away on August 12th at the age of 64. In a message to...
Grape Harvesting in Indiana Today
Kyle Clayton of Indiana Public Media has filed a report about today’s grape harvest at Creekbend Vineyard in Indiana. There are some nice pictures of the grapes! Read more at: http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/drought-heat-produces-good-grapes-indiana-wineries-34311/