Recently, my family had the privilege of receiving a behind-the scenes tour of the Peninsula Winery/Distillery located just north of Sturgeon Bay in Door County. Our tour guide was Paul Santoriello, the chief winemaker. Paul is a...
Here at Les Bourgeois, we recently got into business with a distiller. We put in a couple of small stills and have started making artisan distillates. As we explore this new endeavor we have...
How has your year been? Holiday sales can help end the year for your winery on a high note. It’s easy for wineries to get lost in the shopping frenzy. To stand out from...
Shannon Gunier is well aware of the stigma associated with grape brokers. ‘When we first started our business, it was almost a taboo subject,” says the California based co-owner of North Coast Winegrape Brokers....
The website Salon, which gets over five million unique viewers each month, named Wisconsin as one of its” Four Unexpected Wine Regions.” Fruit wine is mentioned as a specialty. It’s about time fruit wine gets...
The owners of Internationally recognized Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery and Vineyard, Ripley, Ohio are retiring. Both properties are for sale and priced aggressively. The 5 acre vineyard is located on a 126 acre parcel...
Homepage photo: Archana “Ana” Dave and her husband Sushil Rege of Healy’s Winery. If you think mangoes are everywhere recently, you are not mistaken. There’s now a mango brand of J.C. Penny clothing, a...
Midwest Wine Press has launched a “crowdfunding” campaign using the popular Indiegogo website. According to Midwest Wine Press publisher Mark Ganchiff, funds raised will be used for production of new articles, for ongoing operations...
I began collecting data for this subject two years ago in response to the rapid growth of viticulture in Minnesota and other Northern regions. This article is based on my own experience of growing...
From Great Lakes Echo, a website produced by Michigan State University, comes news about climate change and the Midwest Wine Industry. Since it’s getting warmer in our region, the news is mainly positive. See:...