Consumer Wine Preferences Study Underway
An updated, new version of an influential online survey for wine consumers is now open and the drive to get wine lovers from all across the US to partake is underway. This study is...
Midwest Wine Press Blog
Michigan Winter Damage Report ’16
Growing Produce went to the recent Great Lakes Expo in Grand Rapids. According to the Growing Produce report, the recent harsh winters hurt even some of the hybrid wine grapes. However, for the Great...
La Crescent Food Pairing Ideas
Food and Wine. Wine and Food. No wonder it can be challenging when we can’t even decide which one comes first. My wife and I have done literally dozens of wine pairing sessions in...
Couple Pours Their Souls Into Liquid Art Winery
David and Danielle Tegtmeier are a delightful couple in their mid-twenties with a mutually reinforcing passion for fine wine. Both are Kansas natives who originally met while students at Kansas State University (KSU). Their...
MWP and Craft Beverages Unlimited Midwest 2016
In a couple of months’ time, wine industry people from across the Midwest will gather in St. Charles, Missouri for one of the biggest wine conferences in our region. One difference this year is...
Santa Rosa Writer Likes Cold Hardy Wines
Sonoma County wine writer Dan Berger recently recounted his favorable experiences with cold hardy wines in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Berger tasted some Midwestern wines at the recent Grand Harvest Awards and noted...
2016 Midwest Wine Conference Schedule
Here are the Midwest Wine Conferences in chronological order. Some Conferences have not released agendas or speakers yet, so please check back periodically. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Heartland...
Climate Change Could Benefit Northern Wines
Research by Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), suggests Midwest wine growers may benefit from climate change. Huttner said his work looking at how climate change is impacting viticulture in northern...
Native Grapes of America
Wine Folly recently ran a brief pictorial summary of North American Grapes. The grape art is worth a peek by itself. Of course, these are the species of grapes we write about often in...
Kentucky 2015 Commonwealth Medal Results
The winners of Kentucky’s major wine competition, The 2015 Commissioner’s Cup, were presented on November 14 at the Mercury Ballroom in downtown Louisville. Cocktails, dinner and a presentation by Doug High, morning anchor at...