Last week, my wife and I took urgent action. With baby number two’s due date closing fast and the frightening prospect of never having time to do anything ever again, we filled the car...
Nick Smith has been hired as a University of Wisconsin Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Outreach Specialist according the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Nick is a Midwest Wine Press columnist who worked most...
From the St. Louis Business Journal comes news of an exciting new product from St. Louis entrepreneur Alan MacInnes. He has developed a six-inch long “swizzle stick” that sucks the sulfites from a glass...
My sources in Australia (dad and mum!) recently sent over a news article about a low alcohol wines ‘breakthrough’ that could have implications for winemaking in the Midwest. ‘Low-Alcohol Wine On It’s Way’, by...
The Midwest wine industry continues to grow. The number of wineries in the 11 state area Midwest Wine Press covers rebounded strongly during 2014 after barely growing at all during 2013. During 2014, the...
This article is sponsored by Scott Laboratories. For more information on product offerings, please contact Scott Labs at 800-821-7254 or visit Scott Laboratories. This is the first installment in a two part series about...
Joe Herman, proprietor of Karma Vista Winery believes he has the best job on the planet. As he puts it, “If I pour myself into my work, at the end of the day, I...
The explosion of the Midwest grape and wine industry since the mid-90’s has not only brought a new class of grapes and wines to consumers, but has also brought significant income to rural communities...
Cassie Bott of Fireside Winery in Marengo has been elected as president and Mike Vincent of Wooden Wheel Vineyard in Keota as vice president of the Iowa Wine Growers Association Board of Directors. New...
It’s sad news when any true local winery closes, but when one of the better wineries in the Midwest shuts down, it’s a real bummer. According to the Traverse City Record Eagle, Gill’s Pier...