During October of 1974, the Saturday Evening Post published a “Guide to American Wineries.” This article was probably the first discussion of bonded Midwestern Wineries to appear in a national publication. At the time...
A story today in the San Francisco Chronicle has created a controversy for two words (or maybe it’s just one word?) that has been since removed from the article: Frankengrapes. As the story details,...
The Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports that a bill to expand wine sales at Ohio farmer’s is a step closer to passage. In many Midwestern states the lobbying muscle of the liquor distribution industry has...
Hidden among the twenty one varieties and forty acres of vines at Domaine Berrien Cellars and Winery in southwest Michigan is a two acre patch of hardy Austrian grapes known as Lemberger. Owner and...
Midwest Wine Press continues to be the leading source of original reporting about the Midwest Wine Industry. Since inception during 2011, more than 225,000 “users” have visited Midwest Wine Press, according to Google Analytics....
We’ve just received some good news from Vineyard & Winery Management, the organizers of the upcoming Craft Beverages Unlimited Midwest conference: students will get in for free! Here are the details from the V&WM...
The Sixteenth Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition was held on November 19th, 2015. This Competition focuses on wines that are thought to be the best examples of their region, style and variety. Doug Frost,...
Originally published in WineTouristMagazine.com In Kansas City, Missouri, you’ll find a wine culture that’s relaxed and confident. You’re in a big city, but a long way from the fast-lane of self-conscious, trendy wine establishments...
Originally published in WineTouristMagazine.com Few places in America combine wine and history like Hermann, Missouri. Relatively few wine drinkers know that Missouri has a thriving wine industry of about 130 wineries and during the...
According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the biggest wine club in our nation is operated by Countryside, Illinois based Cooper’s Hawk Winery. Cooper’s Hawk, which started in Orland Park (a Chicago suburb) during 2005 ,...