One of Minnesota’s largest grape growers, Round Lake Vineyards, is about to open an ambitious new winery operation producing a full roster of estate grown wines. Round Lake’s “Grand Opening” weekend starts on June...
My sources in Australia (dad and mum!) recently sent over a news article about a low alcohol wines ‘breakthrough’ that could have implications for winemaking in the Midwest. ‘Low-Alcohol Wine On It’s Way’, by...
Joe Herman, proprietor of Karma Vista Winery believes he has the best job on the planet. As he puts it, “If I pour myself into my work, at the end of the day, I...
Traverse CBS affiliate WWTV recently reported the news that’s becoming increasingly apparent: After two brutal winters, Northern Michigan vineyards are in the same shape as many midwestern roads, full of gaps and holes where...
Sponsored by the Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA), Midwest Wine Press attended the MGGA’s recent Cold Climate Conference (CCC), in Minneapolis. The conference was an impressive affair, attracting a considerable regional audience of cold climate...
Nutrient management is key to improving fruit set, volume of wine Upper Midwest soils have always been perfect for bumper crops of corn and soybeans and are increasingly becoming a source of award-winning grapes...
Make plans now to attend the Eastern Winery Exposition and the Northern Grapes Symposium from March 17th to 19th at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. The Eastern Winery Exposition is a wine industry trade...
The 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition included many Midwestern wineries at the top of the heap of 4,900 bottles of wine. (SFC is the biggest wine competition in the U.S.) Scanning the list...
Ed and Sharon Rink of Quinney Estate Winery won a silver medal ( 89 points ) at the 2015 San Diego International Wine Competition for their 2012 Winery Marquette Reserve. Aged in Wisconsin oak barrels,...
Clark Smith, winemaker, wine innovator and author, is one of the star speakers at Missouri’s upcoming Midwest Grape & Wine Conference in St. Charles. As editor of Appellation America he also keeps a close eye on...