It’s refreshing to report some good freeze damage news from Michigan. In their most recent newsletter, Fenn Valley Vineyards said Merlot and Chambourcin vines were barely effected by April freezes. See the “2012...
The beleaguered State of Illinois recently cut $142,500 in funding for the state’s wine industry, according to Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA) president Bruce Morgenstern. The lost State Department of Agriculture funding...
St. James is Missouri’s largest winery, producing over 200,000 cases per year. Because St. James’ wine is distributed to retail stores in 17 states, packaging is an important marketing consideration according to marketing manager...
Last summer Good Morning America viewers voted Leelanau Peninsula’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the Most Beautiful Place in America. The significance of this national recognition reverberated through the region’s quaint villages, including the town...
‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Like an old grapevine, the paths we follow in life are full...
Wine Riot Chicago, a giant wine tasting that will occupy the entire Great Hall at Union Station in Chicago on June 1 and June 2, has added two more regional wines according to Wine...
South Africa native Alwyn Dippenaar has been named the new winemaker at Crown Valley Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Al, as he prefers to be called, arrived at Crown Valley Winery in March of...
Publisher’s note: This article is the second installment in a four-part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. To read the previous article see: Controlling Heat...
On May 15th, the Missouri Wine Technical Group held a Norton Workshop. The workshop was an opportunity for winemakers from across Missouri and the Midwest to share information about Norton winemaking in a formal,...
Publisher’s note: This is the second in a three part series on how wineries structure successful events Lacking the dramatic backdrop of vineyards, urban wineries, such as family owned Easley Winery in downtown Indianapolis,...