The Global Influence of Midwest Wine
Dionysus (also called Bacchus) is the well-known god of grapes. What’s not so well-known about Dionysus is that he had a tough time fitting in with the other gods. His mother was a mortal...
Dionysus (also called Bacchus) is the well-known god of grapes. What’s not so well-known about Dionysus is that he had a tough time fitting in with the other gods. His mother was a mortal...
The acclaimed University of Minnesota cold hardy grape breeding program will soon be announcing a new white wine grape, according to Peter Hemstad, at the University’s Horticultural Research Center near Minneapolis. This new grape,...
As vineyards around the Midwest prepare to bring in their grapes, the record cold winter, late spring and cooler summer will drastically reduce the harvest for certain grape varieties, especially vinifera, in many areas....
After much swishing and spitting, winners have been confirmed at the 2014 International Cold Climate Wine Competition, held at the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Education Conference Center in St. Paul, MN. The Cold Climate...
When visiting regional wineries, I like to taste wines made from local or estate grown grapes. As we’ve discussed in Midwest Wine Press, it’s the locally grown wines that are the main draw for...
Nebraska’s Omaha Crush festival on August 2nd was inspired by a visit to the St. Louis Wine Festival in the Midwest’s wine heartland. ‘My husband and I had taken a little trip to St....
The newly released 2014 Scott Laboratories Fermentation Handbook features a new wine yeast- Lavlin C- that is formulated specifically for cool climate hybrid grapes. The new Lavlin C yeast has a high-capacity to convert Malic...
The short-form documentary “Cold Climate Grapes Uncorked” premiered Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Sovereign Estate Vineyard and Winery in Waconia, Minnesota. The husband-and-wife team of Marcus and Emily Taplin launched a Kickstarter campaign to...
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 a particularly unsettling winter across the cold climate regions, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota proudly announce the 6th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC). The competition will take...