Minnesota Has Some Great Wineries
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet one of Midwest’s best wine writers at the Cold Climate Wine Competition on Minneapolis. Bill Ward is recently retired from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, although he still...
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New Cider Handbook From Scott Labs
The second annual Scott Labs Cider Handbook has just been released. This years’ edition features new products and new technical articles including: Methods to Restart Stuck Cider Fermentations The Basics of Post Fermentation Cider...
Tony Ciccone “Winemaking is in My DNA”
Tony Ciccone (Chick own ee), makes wines as easy to enjoy as his name is melodious. As patriarch of the Ciccone clan, Tony directs his wife and two of his children in the production...
John Marshall: Tips for Getting Grapes Ripe
It seems like only yesterday- well last year- when we saw conditions like this; a chilly spring, no heat to bring the buds along and a late blossom which got our crops off to...
Midwest Prepares for Reduced Grape Harvest
As vineyards around the Midwest prepare to bring in their grapes, the record cold winter, late spring and cooler summer will drastically reduce the harvest for certain grape varieties, especially vinifera, in many areas....
Cold Climate Wine Competition 2014 Report and Photos
After much swishing and spitting, winners have been confirmed at the 2014 International Cold Climate Wine Competition, held at the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Education Conference Center in St. Paul, MN. The Cold Climate...
How Well Does Midwest Wine Age?
Most of the wine purchased in the Midwest is consumed immediately or soon after purchase. In my experience, the best wines from our region are made to be enjoyed as soon as possible. For...
Grown In Serbia, Vinted In Maryland, Winner at Indy International
At the recent 2014 Indy International Wine Competition a wine called ‘Russian Kiss” from Big Cork Vineyards in Maryland won Best of Class in the White Vinifera Blend category. Indy International is known for...
2,4-D Ready GMO Crops Approval Advances
The announcement from Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance below reads like a political concession speech. The folks at Farm and Ranch, who Midwest Wine Press speaks with occasionally, put up a valiant effort to...
Purdue Issues New 2,4-D Warnings
Midwest Wine Press has been covering the approval process for new forms of the herbicide 2,4-D for the past two years. Now comes word from Captital Press, an agricultural publication for the Western United...