One of the biggest supporters of Midwest Wine is branching out into Midwest hard cider production. This fall, the owners of the Farmhouse restaurants in Chicago and Evanston will open a restaurant called Nordcider in...
Somehow this one got by us, but a wine bar featuring Minnesota wine opened in Duluth during 2012. The wine bar, called the Minnesota Wine Exchange, has closed until May, another victim of a...
Recently, I took a subscription to Fruit Grower News which is published out of Sparta, Michigan. The magazine has a good mix of serious and amusing stories for grape and fruit growers. For example,...
On January 18th, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota sponsored a Research Update at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. As usual, all topics were perfectly presented and very informative....
Midwest Wine Press Hybrid Winemaker’s Anthology Contents Thermovinification for Improved Red Hybrid Wine Quality By Piero Spada Tannin Additions in Red Hybrid Wines By Piero Spada Monitoring SO2 in the Winery By Katie Cook...
By Stephanie Groves, Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, Iowa State University This article originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Northern Grapes News, a publication of the Northern Grapes Project. Tannins are important...
The Cold Climate Conference Winter Wine Fest was a delight for the senses. Fabulous Minnesota wines from all over the state were served alongside delectable bites and samples of food from a wide variety...
Which Midwestern state’s wine industry is more popular than any NFL or NBA team? With over 2 million visitors during 2012 (the last year for which numbers are available), Michigan wineries attract more visitors...
I have a confession to make. When I started Midwest Wine Press, I thought a modest amount of wine knowledge would be enough. After all, we’re mainly reporting wine news, not making it. But...
Todd Oosterhouse tells Midwest Wine Press that the new Bonobo Winery is now set to open during August. Weather conditions are a wild card for any construction project and heavy snow cover has caused...