Dr. Dean Volenberg’s Vineyard IPM Scouting Report is back for 2013! During the growing season, Dr. Volenberg of the University of Wisconsin Extension in Door County puts out a weekly newsletter covering just about everything...
Unusual wintry conditions, including the first May snowfalls in more than a century, have surprised many Midwest vineyards. To find out how these unusual conditions are impacting on vines, Midwest Wine Press consulted with...
Missouri weather always seems to impede on its state’s wineries. From harsh, cold winters to potentially drought-filled summers, the weather is tough on grapes. ‘There are wines from four or five grape varieties that you will...
Until recently, the prospect of a grape growing industry in the Midwest without the use of chemicals may have seemed impossible. Throughout our region, insects, plant diseases and weeds thrive in the summer heat and humidity....
There is no shortage of hybrid grapes or classes of hybrid grapes these days. French hybrids, German hybrids, California hybrids, Cornell hybrids, Labrusca hybrids, Riparia hybrids; the list goes on and on. However, a...
Last year at this time the upper Midwest was riding a wave of warmth. It would last several weeks, break thousands of temperature records, and spur grape vines to bud break that turned to...
Yi Zhang and Imed Dami from Ohio State University recently published a study that found foliar application of abscisic acid increased the freeze tolerance of grape vines in Ohio. During January, Bibiana Guerra wrote...
The temptation to skip over Gewurztraminer due to its difficult pronunciation may be great for many wine drinkers. Some people within the industry even speculate that the name might be a little intimidating for...
How can we expand promising wine grape varieties across the Midwest? Dr. Paolo Sabbatini of Michigan State University and Dr. Bruce Bordelon of Purdue University, recently discussed the potential for specific cultivars in the...
Who says that French royalty cannot breed with ordinary native Americans? Crimson Cabernet’s parentage combines the Bordeaux King of Grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the State Grape of Missouri, Norton. The result is a disease...