Adam Puchta Winery Rich in History and Flavor
Nestled in the German town of Hermann Missouri is the oldest family winery in Missouri. Adam Puchta Winery is filled with history, strong family roots, perseverance and a love of wine. The story of...
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Tasting Rooms with No Tasting Notes Sell More Wine
A Cornell University study has found that winery tasting rooms with tasting sheets that don’t include sensory descriptions, sell more wine. The research could be particularly relevant to wineries across the Midwest that rely...
St. James Winery “Grand Champion” at Pacific Rim Competition
Midwest wineries have been winning medals at California wine competitions with such regularity that it’s hardly surprising any longer. However, the way St. James Winery in Missouri dominated the recent Pacific Rim competition in...
Missouri Sending Norton Vines to Georgia
The Missouri Wine and Grape Board and the University of Missouri’s Grape and Wine Institute are partnering with the University of Georgia and the Vineyard and Winery Association of West Georgia to help rebuild...
NGP Analysis: How to Grow the Midwest Wine Industry
Professor Bill Gartner from the University of Minnesota and a team of researchers have surveyed hundreds of wineries in the Midwest and northern USA. The survey is part of an ongoing study by a consortium...
Should New Hybrid Grapes Be More Old World?
Evaluating wine is no easy job. Many art forms – like music and painting- continually develop new genres to accommodate new influences. But wine is different. Even today, wine appreciation is based on the proposition that a...
Late Spring Holding Back Bud Break in Michigan
Several recent media reports have focused on how the winter we are all trying to forget has affected the Michigan Merlot crop. There’s only about one hundred acres of Merlot in Michigan, so it’s...
New Michigan Wine Bar Coming to Ann Arbor
As reported in the Mlive website, Black Star Farms, L. Mawby and Good Harbor Vineyards are joining forces to open a joint tasting room and wine bar in downtown Ann Arbor. See: Michigan Wineries...
St. James, Stone Hill and Les Bourgeois Estimate 10% to 60% Bud Loss
Missouri’s three biggest wineries estimate winter bud loss for their grapevines at between 10% and 60%. With bud break poised to begin across the Midwest, the extent of winter damage is becoming clearer. There...
Whistler’s Knoll Vineyard Ready for Wisconsin Summer
< On the night of August 6, 2013, the weather forecast for Neenah, Wisconsin called for the possibility of storms, but not severe weather. To the surprise of local residents, in the middle of...