Midwest Wine Programs in Transition
Michael Moyer didn’t hesitate to leave Walla Walla, Wash., for greener pastures this spring. After all, the job offer was huge. Could he launch the Midwest’s first — and only — commercial teaching winery...
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What A Local Winery Really Is
Over the past five years, I have attended about 20 major Midwest Wine Conferences. During this time, the number of business management sessions at the regional Conferences has steadily increased. As the Midwest wine...
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,...
Spotted Dog Winery to Close
Spotted Dog Winery in Saline, Michigan near Ann Arbor is closing after 12 years according to The Saline Reporter. Winery owner John Olson used local grapes in some of his wines. He was...
The First “Bottle Shock” Was in the Midwest
Many of us are familiar with the prestigious wine judging that took place in Paris in 1976 in honor of the American Bi-Centennial. The event was commemorated, or should we say celebrated by the...
Waterloo Winery Severely Damaged by Fire
From the Belleville News Democrat comes news of another winery fire, this time at Schoor Lake Vineyards in Waterloo, IL. Look for an upcoming column in Midwest Wine Press written by Mick McDowell, owner...
Winter Damage Report From Ohio
It was a cold February in Ohio. The -17F reading in Cleveland on February 20th was the coldest temperature recored in Cleveland during February. East of Cleveland and not far from prime grape growing...
Wine Writer Likes Indiana Hybrids
Howard Hewitt, an Indiana based wine writer whose “Grape Sense” column appears in 23 newspapers in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, recently wrote winery reviews of Carpenter Creek and Hopwood Cellars, which are in Central...
What Happened to SouthWestern Ohio Wine?
The Ohio Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) follows the river along the bottom of Ohio and extends into Kentucky and Indiana. It’s the second largest AVA, but wineries are positioned sparsely throughout the viticultural...