In spite of the wintry weather, we had 30 attendees at the Northern Illinois Wine Growers (NIWG) meeting on Saturday, January 25, at Famous Fossil Vineyard and Winery in Freeport, Illinois, west of Rockford. In addition...
If it seems that half of your colleagues in the wine industry have taken up some form of wine education, you’re not imagining things. Enrollment in wine schools is up, thanks in large part...
This week, a delegation of seven wine buyers from China toured Iowa vineyards and wineries. Among the locations that the Chinese visited were Tassel Ridge Winery, Summerset Winery, Jasper Winery and North River Valley...
The Wine Experience at the Iowa State Fair was held August 9th to 19th on a hilltop on the 445 acre Iowa fair grounds in Des Moines. According to Mike White, viticulture specialist at...
Mycorrhizae refers to a symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of a plant. This fungus and its association with the roots of various types of plants is likely as old as plant...