Alwyn Fitzgerald named his winery Fisher King after the ancient legend of birth and rebirth. And September 2011 was the birth of something big for Alwyn ‘Fitz” Fitzgerald. That’s when he opened a converted...
Tom Martell, a Board Member of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association for 10 years including president from 2005 to 2011, passed away on August 12th at the age of 64. In a message to...
Trouble locating suitable land for your vines? Not sure if your vineyard will get the maximum amount of sunlight, right soils, or adequate air circulation? Worried about harvesting your blocks at the optimal...
Frontenac Grapes at Famous Fossil Winery, Freeport, Ill. Until the Japanese beetles came, Famous Fossil Vineyard & Winery in Freeport, Illinois was certified biodynamic. That status changed in July, 2011, after Ken Rosmann discovered the...
During 1992, a new grape variety was discovered by Peter Hemstad in the vineyard at the University of Minnesota’s Horticulture Research Center. According to Katie Cook, enology project leader at the University of Minnesota,...
February in northeast Wisconsin is bone-chilling cold, but that doesn’t stop Steve Johnson and Maria Milano, owners of Parallel 44 Winery and Vineyard near Kewaunee, Wis., from throwing an outdoor winter wine festival. Last...
Danzinger Vineyards was awarded Best of Show for their Mississippi Mist at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair Professional Wine Competition held on Thursday, June 21 at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West...
Results have been posted for the Wisconsin State Fair Professional Wine Competition. Danzinger Vineyards in Alma, WI won Best of Show and Best White for two variations of LaCrescent, a University of Minnesota grape...
Midwest wines took many top awards at the recent 73rd annual Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition. The Competition is held in conjunction with the LA County fair which draws 1.5 million visitors....
According to the University of Wisconsin, the period from April 1st to June 3rd has been warm in Wisconsin. At UW’s Sturgeon Bay Research Station, there have been 356 growing degree days (base...