Patty Held: Wine Trail Marketing Ideas
The wine trail concept is exploding! From California to Maine there are 251 wine trails across the USA with 1878 wineries making up these trails in 43 states. Wine trails are made up of...
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Indiana Will Continue Traminette Program in ’12
Despite losing grant dollars from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Wine Grape Council will continue the succesful Indiana’s Signature Wine Campaign “Try on Traminette” during 2012. According to Jeanette Merritt, Marketing Director of the Indiana Wine Grape Council...
B. Nektar Releases Heart of Darkness
This year’s annual collaboration between Mazur Cup co-founder Ken Schramm and B. Nektar Meadery will be available for tasting for $9 per ounce this weekend at B. Nektar’s Ferndale, Michigan tasting room. Calling...
Illinois Wine and Beer Associations Work Together To Improve Regulations
A legislative reception in the Illinois state capital of Springfield last week was jointly sponsored by the Illinois Grape Growers Association (IGGVA) and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild according to a letter from IGGVA...
Conneaut Creek Wineries Team Up for Progressive Dinner
On November 19th, the Conneaut Creek Wineries in Ohio will have a progressive dinner that combines the efforts of all four member wineries. This event is part of ongoing marketing effort that winery...
August Hill Winery Introduces Illinois Sparkling Co.
Continuing the hot trend of Midwest sparkling wine production, August Hill Winery in Utica, Illinois is introducing a brand of traditional method sparkling wines called Illinois Sparkling Co. Jill Joyce, Director of Brand and...
Old Mission Peninsula Harvest Report
Mark Johnson of Chateau Chantal Winery in Traverse City, Michigan reports mostly good news for local grape growers this year. “We needed a great crop and we got it this year,” said Johnson,...
S. Michigan Low Pressure Won’t Quit
The big “L”on the weather map that has been parked over southern Lake Michigan for the past 10 days is delaying this year’s Southern Michigan harvest according to Rocky Rick, President of Gravity Produce...