Trout Springs Winery- Evolution of a Dream
‘What, are you crazy? Grapes won’t grow here!” That’s what people told me during June of 1995, when I planted my first grapes at Trout Springs Winery in Wisconsin. Did I listen?..NO! (Now they...
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Labrusca Wines Deserve More Respect
When discussing wine, it is close to fatal to suggest a wine is a Labrusca or even has some Labrusca characteristics. Winemakers, enthusiasts and sommeliers will drop the discussion like it was a cold that is...
St. Vincent: Missouri’s Mystery Grape
The French-American hybrid grape St. Vincent is an orphan. Or at least, that is how it is perceived to be. Unlike most other hybrid grape varietals found in Missouri, St. Vincent’s parentage is largely...
Will Wine Tourists Become Weed Tourists?
It will be interesting see how alcohol consumption is affected by the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado. There have been a number of stories lately about pot being better for you than...
More Women Making Wine in the Midwest
This article is sponsored by VESTA, the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance, a NSF funded partnership between the Missouri State University system, two year schools throughout America, state agriculture agencies, vineyards and wineries with...
Sheep, Chickens and Bats Help Make Great Wine at Jowler Creek
Jason and Colleen Gerke are a husband and wife team from different backgrounds who came together over Missouri wine. Jason is a 5th generation farmer from Central Missouri who majored in Agriculture Journalism at...
Midwest Wine Industry Grows 5%
Figures due to be released by Nielsen at the Midwest Grape & Wine Conference will show that the region’s wine industry continues to grow at an overall rate of 5%. Liz Crews, Analytic Lead for...
2014 Midwest Wine Conference Pours Beer First
The Midwest Grape & Wine Conference – the biggest wine event in the region – starts on February 4th in St. Charles, Missouri. Danene Beedle, marketing director for the Missouri Wine & Grape Board...
Chilling Report On Arctic Cold Damage in Ohio
According to Northern Ohio’s News Herald, this week’s arctic cold did significant damage to vineyards near Lake Erie. Hundreds of acres of vinifera wine grapes have been planted around the Great Lakes in the...
Freeze Damage Concerns In Minnesota
This week’s cold did not break records in Minnesota, but that does not mean that the weather did not get cold enough to kill or damage plants, including grapes. Temperatures got as low as...