Last year, I wrote about David Taub whose main claim to fame was changing the name of an Italian wine from ‘Cantini Viticoltori del Trentino” to ‘Cavit” during the 70’s, thereby creating a market for...
It’s harvest time and the busy fall tourist season is almost here. Perhaps you have been too busy with daily winery tasks to implement the marketing plan created back in January. So what can be done...
This article is sponsored by Scott Laboratories. For more information on their tartrate stability product offerings, please contact Scott Labs at 800-821-7254 or send an email to info@scottlab.com. What a difference a year makes. A...
Herbicide drift has become a major issue for Midwestern grape and fruit growers as more powerful herbicides are being used to replace glyphosate. Glyphosate- the active ingredient in the most commonly used weed killers-...
Andrew Meggitt, executive winemaker at St. James Winery, was recently named to IntoWine.com’s list of ‘Top 100 Most Influential U.S. Winemakers.” A native of New Zealand, Meggitt joined the winemaking team at St. James...
For many, it is impossible to travel along US-127 in St. John’s, Michigan, without making a stop at Uncle John’s Cider Mill. Whether heading to cheer on the Michigan State Spartans, testing your luck...
From the Indy Star comes news that the Indiana Vineyard and Winery Association (part of the Indiana Wine Grape Council) has launched an effort to repeal the requirement that wineries under 12,000 gallons carry...
The following opinion piece, replete with New York sarcasm, is from Carlo DeVito of Hudson Chatham Winery in the Hudson Valley. Hudson Chatham is in a beautiful spot between the Berkshires and the Catskills....
From Harvest Public Media comes news that a bill to protect grape growers from herbicide damage has stalled in the Nebraska state legislature. Look to Midwest Wine Press for updates about the federal approval...
Breezy Hill Vineyard’s Darrell Morse passed away on August 20th. Darrell’s first harvest was in 2005 and he and his wife, Roberta, lived on the Winery property since 1975 raising four children. Darrell was...