Miletta Vista Three Years After the Fire
The Miletta Vista fire of 2012 occurred June 23rd. A normal harvest would have begun around August 10th, however, because of the hot, dry conditions in Nebraska vineyards, harvest that year began mid July,...
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Miletta Vista Winery Set to Reopen in May
After being destroyed by a lightning fire last June that forced owners Mick and Loretta to flee for their lives at 2:00 a.m., Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul, Nebraska is set to reopen....
Miletta Vista Winery Rises From the Ashes
The Miletta Vista tasting room was packed the night of Friday, June 22, 2012. As the winery staff prepared dinner, winery owner Mick McDowell led a group tour of the winery. Meanwhile, customers lined...
River City Vignoles Wins 2012 Indy Int’l Wine Competition
The first non vinifera wine won Wine of the Year at the 2012 Indy International Wine Competition. River City Winery of New Albany, Indiana took the top prize for its 2011 Vignoles at the...
Brianna Grape is Midwest’s New Tropical Fruit
When Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park, Illinois petitioned the Tax and Trade Bureau during 2007 to use the name Brianna for their wine labels, they found that only one other winery had petitioned for...