2015 Midwest Winery Rankings
The Midwest wine industry continues to grow. The number of wineries in the 11 state area Midwest Wine Press covers rebounded strongly during 2014 after barely growing at all during 2013. During 2014, the...
Category: News
Cassie Bott New IWGA President
Cassie Bott of Fireside Winery in Marengo has been elected as president and Mike Vincent of Wooden Wheel Vineyard in Keota as vice president of the Iowa Wine Growers Association Board of Directors. New...
Gill’s Pier Winery to Close
It’s sad news when any true local winery closes, but when one of the better wineries in the Midwest shuts down, it’s a real bummer. According to the Traverse City Record Eagle, Gill’s Pier...
Dean Volenberg Now at MU
Dean Volenberg, former extension agent with the University of Wisconsin in Door County, is now at the University of Missouri as a viticulture and winery operations specialist. According to a report from KFVS 12...
Vincent Negret Starting New Winery
The former winemaker at Cannon River Winery is starting his own winery in Hudson, WI, which is on the Mississippi River near St. Paul, MN, according to the Hudson Star Observer. Midwest Wine Press...
New Michigan Wine Video
Midwest Wine Press columnist Michael Shafer stars in a new video about Michigan wine and the Michigan Wine Showcase, April 20 at The Rattlesnake in Detroit. See: Discover Michigan Wines According Schafer, who is...
Winters to Become Less Extreme
A new climate study or article now comes out almost daily. Many of the reports contradict one another, so we’re just going to cherry pick the climate stories that are favorable for growing cold...
Estate Wines Threatened by Michigan Winters
Traverse CBS affiliate WWTV recently reported the news that’s becoming increasingly apparent: After two brutal winters, Northern Michigan vineyards are in the same shape as many midwestern roads, full of gaps and holes where...
What A Local Winery Really Is
Over the past five years, I have attended about 20 major Midwest Wine Conferences. During this time, the number of business management sessions at the regional Conferences has steadily increased. As the Midwest wine...
Waterloo Winery Severely Damaged by Fire
From the Belleville News Democrat comes news of another winery fire, this time at Schoor Lake Vineyards in Waterloo, IL. Look for an upcoming column in Midwest Wine Press written by Mick McDowell, owner...