Minnesota Grape Growers Wary of Frost
Although no freezing temps are predicted in the next 10 days, Minnesota grape growers know it’s a long way to the last the frost date which is May 21st in Minneapolis. However, as shown...
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Missouri Wine Passport Program Reaches 7,000 Users
According to the Missouri Wine & Grape Board, registration for the Missouri Winery Passport Program now exceeds 7,000 users. Passport Program participants receive different levels of rewards for both 40 winery visits and 60...
Chateau Grand Traverse to Be Poured at Titantic Anniversary in Wash. D.C.
Michigan’s Chateau Grand Traverse Pinot Blanc/Gris will be served at the reception for the “100th Anniversary of the Titanic” exhibition” at the Nation Geographic Explorer’s Hall Museum in Washing D.C. on April 10th.
Keg Wine Comes to the Midwest
Could bottled wine become passe? Wineries aren’t ready to move out of glass containers yet, but a future with fewer wine bottles seems more plausible than ever. Boxed wine, after all, is roaring back...
Top Ten Reasons for Starting a Wine Club
Recently, I spoke on the wine club panel at the Eastern Wine Expo in Pennsylvania. To prepare for the presentation, I interviewed a handful of wineries who don’t have wine clubs yet to...
Chicago Foodie’s April Fools Prank
Chicago Foodie reported on April 1st, that Traverse City, Michigan had been given the prestigious French Appellation D’origine Controlee (AOC) designation. The prank would have been better if Chicago Foodie would have referred to...
How to Be Ready for Your Mobile Bottler
Midwestern wineries are increasingly taking advantage of the opportunity to use mobile bottling. Aside from avoiding the massive expense of purchasing bottling equipment, mobile bottling saves hours of labor compared to hand bottling. Still, ...
Video Interview with “Wild Vine” Author Todd Kliman
This video interview of Todd Kliman, author of “The Wild Vine,” was produced by Danny Wood who writes the Regional Wine Taster blog from his home base in Kansas City: http://regionalwinetaster.com/ If you’re interested...
Frost Damage Reported in Northeast Ohio
In this morning’s Ashtabula Star Beacon, writer Carl E. Feather reports some damage to the Lake Erie grape crop Monday night. Feather said apples and peaches in some area orchards were virtually wiped out...
Top Tips For Controlling Crown Gall
Crown gall symptoms are characterized by distinct tumor-like overgrowths on roots, trunks, and vines. New galls that form during early summer are light-colored, but they turn dry and corky by late summer. Expansion of...