As the economy continues to limp along, more winery owners are diversifying their product offerings to boost their bottom lines. Some wineries are adding brewing capabilities, but in the Midwest, more wineries are starting...
The Jefferson Cup Wine Invitational Competition winners have been announced. The Jefferson Cup Invitational celebrated its twelfth year as the only competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of...
The event was an upscale food expo in Cleveland. I was pouring wine samples; the fellow pouring at the next table owned an award-winning winery in northeast Ohio. Our conversation turned to restaurant wine...
The “Best Of Ohio Wineries, ” produced by Time Warner featuring Ohio’s Kinkead Ridge Winery , will air today (12/4 ) at 4:00 p.m. eastern then again on 12/8 at 7:30 p.m. and 12/11 at...
It may not be a corked bottle or a spider seeking refuge in the tasting room that sends visitors running from the region’s wineries— it might be unruly kids. Bill Skvarla, owner of Harmony...
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...
As the Midwestern wine industry continues in its rapid growth and the production of high quality wines, it also continues to combat a long-held perception that the best U.S. wines come from California. ...
2011 vintages in most parts of Ohio did not have the ideal conditions that prevailed in 2010 according to David Scurlock, Viticulture Outreach Specialist in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio...
It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for a winery than the Old Mission Peninsula in northern Michigan, with layers of gentle hills spilling into Grand Traverse Bay. Edward O’Keefe Sr. was the first...
Champagne is wine’s outgoing cousin — sparkling, fun, the life of the party — which may be why a number of Midwest wine makers are adding champagnes and sparkling wines to their product lineup....