This is the first installment of a state-by-state report on the 2012 vintage in the Midwest along with assessments of the 2013 growing season. This article features Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois....
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...
As a result of the number of wineries in Wisconsin almost doubling in just the past several years, there has been an increased demand for wine grapes. Currently, all of the approximately 1,000 acres...
I get asked a lot of questions from winemakers. I like questions; it means that winemakers are thinking about their wine. Questions also improve and enhance my knowledge and understanding of winemaking, so please...
Katie Cook left the Minneapolis suburb of Prior Lake after graduating from high school in 2000. What followed was a world-wide wine adventure that included a Masters of Enology degree from the University of Bourgogne in...
The trend of Midwestern farmers diversifying from row crops to grapes is growing. For the Vogt family in Southern Minnesota, the motivation for starting the Four Daughters Winery, which opened December 15th, has much...
On November 18, approximately 30 grape growers and winemakers met at Fox Valley Winery in Oswego, Illinois to discuss growing cold climate grapes Northern Illinois. Moderating the meeting was Jeff Pankow, the Northern Region Chair of the...
New grape varieties can take more than 20 years to breed and evaluate, and much longer to reach commercial success. A $2.5 million grant will help a team of researchers from Nebraska to New...