Dean Volenberg Now at MU
Dean Volenberg, former extension agent with the University of Wisconsin in Door County, is now at the University of Missouri as a viticulture and winery operations specialist. According to a report from KFVS 12...
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Vincent Negret Starting New Winery
The former winemaker at Cannon River Winery is starting his own winery in Hudson, WI, which is on the Mississippi River near St. Paul, MN, according to the Hudson Star Observer. Midwest Wine Press...
Creative Ways to Use Your Logo
In a recent Northern Grapes Project survey, wine and winery branding was listed as the 1# concern by winery owners. Communicating to customers what makes a winery distinctive is becoming increasingly difficult as the...
New Michigan Wine Video
Midwest Wine Press columnist Michael Shafer stars in a new video about Michigan wine and the Michigan Wine Showcase, April 20 at The Rattlesnake in Detroit. See: Discover Michigan Wines According Schafer, who is...
Would You Like A State Funded Wine Organization?
The state funded wine organizations, like those in Missouri, Indiana and Michigan, can be a tremendous boost to their local wine industries because of the marketing help and education they can provide to winemakers....
Winters to Become Less Extreme
A new climate study or article now comes out almost daily. Many of the reports contradict one another, so we’re just going to cherry pick the climate stories that are favorable for growing cold...
Dry Rosé – A Midwest Wine Industry Game Changer?
In the Midwest it’s sweeter wine that pays the winery bills. Unlike the east and west coasts, a clear majority of tasting room customers in our part of the world prefer to drink the sweet stuff. They have...
Estate Wines Threatened by Michigan Winters
Traverse CBS affiliate WWTV recently reported the news that’s becoming increasingly apparent: After two brutal winters, Northern Michigan vineyards are in the same shape as many midwestern roads, full of gaps and holes where...
Is Australian Chambourcin The Best?
Chambourcin is a very popular grape for winemakers in less extreme temperatures zones of the Midwest. However, like many hybrids, the grape isn’t high in tannins and once vinified into dry red wine, it...
Winning Wines of Northern Michigan Accepting Entries
North Central Michigan College, in collaboration with the Straits Area Grape Growers Association, will celebrate Northern Michigan Wines by hosting the Fourth Annual Winning Wines of Northern Michigan — Wine Tasting & Wine Competition...