After a particularly unsettling winter across the cold climate regions, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota proudly announce the 6th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC). The competition will take...
After years of development and planning, the Pairings wine and food center in Geneva Ohio will open to the public this weekend. Pairings is showcase and learning center for Ohio wine and food which...
More than 230 commercially-made wines, as well as 150 home-crafted wines are being evaluated next week at the Illinois State Fair Wine Competition. The competition is taking place June 16-18 at the Workforce Careers Center on...
The Vintage Indiana Wine and Food Festival was held on June 7th Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. By early afternoon, over 5,000 attendees were celebrating Indiana wine on a perfect early summer day. As...
There are many quality wine competitions in the Midwest, but there’s only one with an international scope: The Indy International Wine Competition. For the 23rd consecutive year, the ballroom at the Purdue Memorial Union...
After most of Northern Illinois sustained severe winter temperatures and was caught in a polar vortex for what seemed like an eternity, spring has finally arrived. Are your grapevines beginning to show bud break?...
The story below from The News Herald in Ohio states that a federal program will pay Ohio growers $4 per vine to replace lost vines. Considering that wine grapes are usually grown about 600...
University of Wisconsin Extension Agent Dean Volenberg’s “IPM Reports” are always excellent and his most recent report is one of the best assessments of this winter’s effect on Midwestern commercial grape growing. Dr. Volenberg...
Next to Oliver Winery’s Creekbend Vineyard is a small graveyard where the original 19th century homesteaders were laid to rest. These pioneers came to Indiana when it was a virtual wilderness. Sometimes I wonder...
Frontenac blanc, a mutation of Frontenac gris, is the latest member of the Frontenac grape family. Viticulture experts say the variety was first observed in Quebec during 2005 and that the mutation was probably...