The headline for this story comes from Tom Wark’s Fermentation Wine Blog, which is one of nation’s largest wine blogs. (Popular wine blogs like incendiary headlines.) Tom’s story about corkage fees in Michigan is...
A recent study by Morgan Stanley predicting an impending “global wine shortage” has attracted a lot of attention. The study reports that global wine demand exceeded supply by 300 million cases during 2012. Reasons...
The Traverse City Ticker reports that Bonobo Winery – a joint venture of Todd and Carter Oosterhouse- will be opening late spring/early summer 2104. See related story: Oosterhouse Traverse City Winery to Called Bonobo
According to the most recent Vineyard and Winery Management magazine, Larry Mawby of L. Mawby Vineyards in Leelanau, Michigan is one of the “20 Most Admired People in the North American Wine Industry.” The...
This column contains items of interest regarding Midwest Wine. There is no information about health care reform, budget deficits or celebrities. Humidity and Wine Antioxidants Academic Wino posted an article on resveratrol which is...
When the Marechal Foch wine grape was introduced in 1920, the name “Foch” probably seemed like a winner. At the time, WW I French General Ferdinand Foch was a well know public figure...
According to the Ottawa Times, Mark Wenzel, owner of August Hill Winery and the Illinois Sparkling Company, has been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Illinois Small Business Development Center. As reported...
Homepage photo: Rocky Waters Vineyard in Hanover, Illinois, along the Mississippi River. Since long before human settlement, wild grapes grew in abundance along the Mississippi River. The grape species known as Vitus Riparia- which...
Here are nine more ways that can quickly increase visitors to the tasting room and traffic to the website. Urgent daily tasks tend to consume our time and marketing can take a backseat, but...
Today, the New York Times ran a story about South Dakota and Iowa wineries. John Eligon, who wrote the story, is the Kansas City bureau chief for the Times and a graduate of Northwestern....