Missouri Wine to the Tune of $1.7 billion
KY 3 News, which is in Springfield, MO, recently did a piece on the growing economic impact of Missouri wine. The results from economic impact studies always seem a little hard to fathom, but...
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MO Wine Industry Seeks Winery Definition Change
Leading members of Missouri’s wine industry are calling for changes to the way a winery is defined. “It’s got to the point now where there are actually restaurants that are calling themselves wineries,” said...
Chankaska Creek Named Best Minnesota Winery
Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery was recently named ‘Best Minnesota Winery of 2015″ by the Star Tribune. With over 100 categories, Star Tribune’s Best of Minnesota awards recognize a prestigious group who represent this...
Hybrids Replacing Vinifera in Michigan
Since inception, Midwest Wine Press has been covering the hybrids versus vinifera race. While we don’t have a horse in this contest, the potential for cold hardy wine grapes in our temperate climate best...
Large Winery Planned For Southern Indiana
According to the Dubois County Herald, ground was broken recently for a new winery on the shores of Patoka Lake in south-central Indiana. The new Patoka Lake Winery will have a 300 person event...
UW Stevens Point Growing Hybrid Grapes for Resveratrol
Two acres of cold hardy grapes have been planted south of Stevens Point, but the grapes will not be used for wine production. Rather the goal is to extract the resveratrol from the grapes...
Burgundy Flair in Michigan: Dablon Winery Debuts
If I had to use one word to describe Dablon Vineyards and Winery, it would be refined. The winery and vineyard does an impressive job of mixing old world winemaking with modern style and...
Osgood Files Floats Great Marketing Idea
Always enjoy Charles Osgood’s CBS radio reports. He’s a great reporter who creates stories about all the amazing things that are happening in this world that go unnoticed. You’ll have to listen to the...
Nick Smith Lands UW Wine Job
Nick Smith has been hired as a University of Wisconsin Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Outreach Specialist according the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Nick is a Midwest Wine Press columnist who worked most...
St. Louis Firm Invents Consumer Sulfite Extractor
From the St. Louis Business Journal comes news of an exciting new product from St. Louis entrepreneur Alan MacInnes. He has developed a six-inch long “swizzle stick” that sucks the sulfites from a glass...