Chicago Tribune: The Rocky Perplexity of Minerality
Chicagoan Bill St. John is a great wine writer but he apparently does not drink Midwest regional wine. (If he does, he certainly does not write about Midwest wine often, if ever.) In today’s...
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StarChefs.com Celebrates Wines From all 50 States
For the Fourth of July, StarChefs.com found recommendations for wineries in all 50 states. See: http://www.starchefs.com/cook/wine/crush/american-wine-every-state. Among the fun info contained in this article is a winery in Homer, Alaska and restaurant in Atlanta...
Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Results
Nearly 400 wines were presented at the Illinois State Fair Wine Competition in Springfield, Illinois which was held June 25 through June 27th. Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery in Galena, Illinois captured three of...
Traverse City Art and Wine Festival Photos
The Traverse City Art and Wine Festival was held June 30th at the Grand Traverse Commons. Twenty seven wineries from the Leelanau Peninsula, Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City and Benzie, Michigan, participated. The 2012...
“Midwest Winery Dog of the Year” Contest Now Accepting Photos
What’s the first thing a visitor usually sees at a Midwest Winery? Dogs are the unofficial greeters at many Midwest wineries so Midwest Wine Press is having a contest for the Midwest Winery Dog...
Wisconsin Wine Competition Results
Danzinger Vineyards was awarded Best of Show for their Mississippi Mist at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair Professional Wine Competition held on Thursday, June 21 at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West...
New Michigan Loan Program for Fruit Farmers
The Detroit News Reports that the State of Michigan is working to provide low-interest loans to farmers who were impacted by devastating spring freezes. A bill, which passed both state houses and is...
Miletta Vista Winery Destroyed by Fire
Award winning Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul, Nebraska was completely destroyed by fire last Saturday. According to the independent.com, owners Nick and Loretta McDowell don’t know how the fire started. More information at http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/miletta-vista-owners-focused-on-rebuilding/article_7b0e8576-a509-5c67-8638-3bb0c2ac514e.html
Michigan Apples and Cherries: “Unprecedented” Losses
From Fresh.plaza.com comes confirmation of the news we expected: Michigan’s 2012 apple and cherry crop is almost a total loss. This quote from Lee LaVanway, manager of the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, sums it...
How to Make Wine Contests Work for Your Winery
Recently, a former winemaking student asked me, ‘How do I win more gold medals?” I responded by saying ‘Enter more wine competitions.” We laughed and changed the topic. This conversation, although brief, had...