Monitoring SO2 in the Winery
Wine, all on its own, is a fairly good antiseptic. The tartaric acid in wines made from grapes is a relatively strong organic acid that helps keep the pH of the wines low, which...
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Thermovinification for Improved Red Hybrid Wine Quality
This article is sponsored by Scott Laboratories. For more information on their product offerings, please contact Scott Labs at 800-821-7254 or send an email to info@scottlab.com My first year of wine consulting in the Midwest also happened to...
Three of Top 10 Urban Wineries in Midwest
According to a ranking published today in Yahoo Travel, three of the top 10 urban wineries are in the Midwest. Congratulations to City Winery Chicago, Easley Winery (Indianapolis) and Left Foot Charley (Traverse City) for making the...
Does Digital Printing Matter for Wine Labels?
How much do you know about your wine label? Do you know who designed it? Probably. Where it was produced? Most likely. What type of equipment produced it? Maybe not. It’s a question you’d...
Sweet Wine Drinkers Are Not “Uneducated”
Doug Frost, the Kansas City based Master Somm and Master of Wine, is also one of our region’s best wine writers. In his latest column for the Kansas City Star, Frost talks about why...
Take An Interstate 80 Midwest Wine Tour
A common thread stitching together the Midwest states is Interstate 80 (I-80) which connects the Midwest to both coasts. I-80 pushes like a needle through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska, zipping past Great...
Amazon Wine Starts Shipping to Michigan
This week, Amazon Wine announced that customers can have wine delivered to Michigan. This brings the total number of states served by Amazon Wine to 20. The other Midwestern states with Amazon Wine shipping...
Colorado Growing University of Minnesota Grapes
The Minnesota and Wisconsin Grape Growers Associations uncovered an article in the Denver Post today about cold hardy wine grapes being planted in Colorado. The story says that Marquette, Frontenac and La Crescent, all...
To Pick or Not to Pick…That is the Question
To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles, And...
Crooked Vine Winery Will Open October 19th
As reported in Midwest Wine Press, a new wine producing area is taking root in Northern Michigan and we don’t mean the Traverse City area. The Petoskey News ran a story this week that...