“Next Gen Wine Drinkers Not Snooty” Chicago Sun Times
The Chicago Sun Times ran a story this week on wine drinking trends in Chicago and the U.S. that has implications for the Midwest wine industry. According to the article, Moscato was the third...
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USDA Moves to Approve 2,4-D Ready Crops
The USDA released the final environmental impact statement for 2,4-D ready GMO crops during January and approval during February seems likely, according to Judith McGeary, executive director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance....
Solar Power Works for Midwest Wineries
This article is sponsored by Harvest Energy Solutions, based in Jackson, Michigan. Harvest Energy Solutions serves agribusiness customers in the Midwest with solar products, installation and solar assessments. The amount of solar energy reaching...
Indiana Moving Towards Self Distribution?
Only three Midwestern states do not allow wineries to distribute wine directly to restaurants and retailers: Kentucky, Wisconsin and Indiana. Now a bill is pending in the Indiana state legislature that would allow up...
Wisconsin Wine Conference Conquers the Wilderness
The Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference was held this week at the Wilderness Waterpark Resort Resort- the country’s largest waterpark- in subzero temperatures. Despite the arctic weather, the atmosphere was like the Fourth of...
Kansas Wine Conference’s Viticulture Focus Pleases Attendees
Earlier this month, the Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association (KGGWA) held their annual conference in Topeka. The KGGWA is the bigger of two wine industry groups in the state – the other is...
Cider Summit Chicago Coming February 8th
The Midwest’s largest cider tasting event has expanded to two sessions on February 8th at Navy Pier in Chicago. Cider Summit Chicago will feature over 90 ciders with one session beginning at 11:00 a.m....
If You Think Every Type of Wine Packaging Has Already Been Invented…..
Midwest Wine Press gets hundreds of emails from companies that make every manner of wine related stuff, and usually we just hit “delete.” But a recent press release for a single serving, stackable wine...
A Big Map of Midwest Wineries
At Midwest Wine Press, we’ve toyed with idea of creating a comprehensive map of Midwest wineries. But it look like a website called Map Muse is well on the way to mapping every winery...
OSU Reports Bud Kill in NE Ohio
An ominous report was released by The Ohio State University about the damage done by this month’s sub-zero cold weather. University researchers with OSU in Kingsville, which is located in both the Grand River and...