Bud break is slowly making it’s way to the northern parts of the Midwest. In some central areas of our region, bud break has revealed worse winter damage than expected. Southern Illinois “I’ve probably had...
No city in the Midwest supports locally made beverages like Louisville Kentucky. There are at least one hundred establishments pouring local spirits in downtown Louisville, but there’s only one tasting room in town that...
We speculate the old law has been around since Prohibition to appease some now non-existent faction that was concerned that a half an ounce of free wine would foretell the end of Ohio as...
Local wines on a Chicago or Milwaukee restaurant’s wine list used to get the cold shoulder. Despite affordable prices, diners didn’t bite, but some wine directors put Midwest wines on the list anyway, in hopes...
Wisconsin restaurants Serving Wisconsin Wines Apple Holler, Sturtevant Arctic Springs Supper Club, Galesville Balzac, Milwaukee Bandung Indonesian Restaurant, Madison BB Jacks, Antigo Beans and Barley, Milwaukee Bellini Restaurant, Madison The Black Sheep, Whitewater Buck...
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council sponsored a “Michigan Wine Showcase” on Monday, May 12 at City WInery in Chicago. Twenty five wineries were on hand to share some of Michigan’s finest award...
The Illinois State Fair Wine Competition is open to all Midwest amateur winemakers and hard cider producers. The competition will be held at Lincoln Land Community College on June 16-18, but is not open...
How do you know when it is time to re-design your website? More and more consumers are researching online before they visit and are judging your winery by its website. I often tell clients...
Vitis vinifera are common grapevines and are the world’s favorite wine-producing varietal. However, research has shown that grapevines are susceptible to powdery mildew, a plant disease, which contributes to significant crop loss for most...
The new logo for the Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association (NWGGA) recently received a Prism Award from the Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association in the category of Corporate Identity-Logo for non-profit...