After this past winter, it’s tempting to question the efficacy of growing grapes in northern climes. However a quick scan of recent grape growing headlines reveals that several of the world’s major grape growing...
For the first time, Midwest Wine Press has tabulated wine grape production in the 11 state Midwest region. (Whenever possible, grape production figures include only wine grapes, although some states do not distinguish between...
After most of Northern Illinois sustained severe winter temperatures and was caught in a polar vortex for what seemed like an eternity, spring has finally arrived. Are your grapevines beginning to show bud break?...
University of Wisconsin Extension Agent Dean Volenberg’s “IPM Reports” are always excellent and his most recent report is one of the best assessments of this winter’s effect on Midwestern commercial grape growing. Dr. Volenberg...
Frontenac blanc, a mutation of Frontenac gris, is the latest member of the Frontenac grape family. Viticulture experts say the variety was first observed in Quebec during 2005 and that the mutation was probably...
Bud break is slowly making it’s way to the northern parts of the Midwest. In some central areas of our region, bud break has revealed worse winter damage than expected. Southern Illinois “I’ve probably had...
Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the world’s favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most...
Duke Elsner and Paolo Sabbatini of Michigan State University (MSU) published the results of recent bud sampling at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center in Leelanau County. Considering the lowest temperature in the Traverse...
Wollersheim Winery in Wisconsin is one of the best hybrid winemakers in the Midwest which is why we write about them so often in Midwest Wine Press. (Like all the best Midwest wines, Wollersheim...
The 2014 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference led to the typical dissemination and confluence -or occasional clash- of ideas that makes a conference of this nature so infectious. Although, it has been argued...