This article is sponsored by MI Wine Barrel, makers of durable and economic stainless steel wine barrels Bel Lago Winery was founded in 1987 by chief winemaker Charles Edson together with his wife Amy Iezzoni, and...
How has your year been? Holiday sales can help end the year for your winery on a high note. It’s easy for wineries to get lost in the shopping frenzy. To stand out from...
Shannon Gunier is well aware of the stigma associated with grape brokers. ‘When we first started our business, it was almost a taboo subject,” says the California based co-owner of North Coast Winegrape Brokers....
Here are nine more ways that can quickly increase visitors to the tasting room and traffic to the website. Urgent daily tasks tend to consume our time and marketing can take a backseat, but...
How much do you know about your wine label? Do you know who designed it? Probably. Where it was produced? Most likely. What type of equipment produced it? Maybe not. It’s a question you’d...
A sign at a recent wine conference read: ‘It takes a lot of beer to make good wine.” These words resonated with my wife Suz and I as we recalled ending many hot days...
It’s harvest time and the busy fall tourist season is almost here. Perhaps you have been too busy with daily winery tasks to implement the marketing plan created back in January. So what can be done...
If you’ve been following alcohol beverage news recently, you have probably read something about the franchise law battles that are raging, and Missouri has been one of the primary battlefields. A number of states...
Homepage photo: Oak Glenn Vineyards and Winery, Hermann, MO Patty Held has helped make Missouri’s Hermann Wine Trail one of the most thriving wine trails in the Midwest. Midwest Wine Press spoke with Patty...
Minnesota: The Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) launched the Passport to Minnesota Wines program during July. According to Missy Machkhashvili of the MGGA, 179 passports were sold during the first week of the promotion. Minnesota passports are $25 each...