The Jefferson Cup Wine Invitational Competition winners have been announced. The Jefferson Cup Invitational celebrated its twelfth year as the only competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of...
According to Lowell Land, President of the Kentucky Vineyard Society (KVS), the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board has awarded KVS a grant that will fund Dr. Tom Cottrell and two field viticultural assistants at the...
The event was an upscale food expo in Cleveland. I was pouring wine samples; the fellow pouring at the next table owned an award-winning winery in northeast Ohio. Our conversation turned to restaurant wine...
Often, it’s hard to find a parking spot at Herman’s Liquor Store in Ottawa, Illinois. The lines at the check out counter, always managed by at least two friendly and knowledgeable staff, attest to...
Cuthills Vineyards owner Ed Swanson has had a girlfriend for six years, and his wife Holly knows all about it. But Swanson’s paramour is not a human; it’s a white wine grape called Petite Amie, which...
Just because a winery is new or small does not mean its business model is simple. Consider Seven Springs Winery which has been in business only three and one half years and sells...
As reported in The Gray Report, The National Organic Standards Board voted 9-5 to continue to prohibit sulfites from being added to “organic wine.” This means USDA labeled “organic wine” still may not include...
Effective November 28, 2011, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the names of certain varietals as requested by various breeders, vineyards and wineries in the Midwest. Under the TTB ruling,...
The “Best Of Ohio Wineries, ” produced by Time Warner featuring Ohio’s Kinkead Ridge Winery , will air today (12/4 ) at 4:00 p.m. eastern then again on 12/8 at 7:30 p.m. and 12/11 at...
We have received several comments about the name of our publication, Midwest Wine Press. Some readers have correctly noted that there is no such thing as ‘Midwest Wine.” As the publisher, I have to...