Missouri weather always seems to impede on its state’s wineries. From harsh, cold winters to potentially drought-filled summers, the weather is tough on grapes. ‘There are wines from four or five grape varieties that you will...
A new National Academy of Sciences study says 70% of the land now used in California for grape production won’t be any good for that purpose in 2050. And who will take over grape...
GetKnit has put together the newest Midwest wine event with their St. Croix River Valley Wine Tour which kicked off on Sunday, April 7. At $65 per person, the day trip (10:30am-5:30pm) includes a...
It looks like rapidly increasing numbers of US wine consumers have taste buds more suited to the sorts of sweeter wine styles traditionally offered across the Midwest. The Wine Institute, quoting a report by...
Three of the four teams in this year’s NCAA men’s final four basketball finals are from the Midwest. Wine Spectator selected a winery from each Final Four state (MI, KS, KY and NY) and...
After being destroyed by a lightning fire last June that forced owners Mick and Loretta to flee for their lives at 2:00 a.m., Miletta Vista Winery in St. Paul, Nebraska is set to reopen....
The Ottawa Times reports that Herman Package Store’s co-owner Joe Ferraro was found dead behind the store in Ottawa, Illinois on Wednesday morning. The Times reports that there are not indications of “criminal activity” surrounding...
Illinois has been falling behind in financial support for the state’s wine industry as the Land of Lincoln’s financial situation deteriorates. Now the Alton Daily News reports that State Rep. Mike Bost from Southern...
Californians read Midwest Wine Press a lot (California is our #7 state for readership) but they apparently still don’t know what’s going on here in flyover land. On April 1st, Winebusiness.com- the folks that...
In the latest issue of the Northern Grapes Project Newsletter, Michael White, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Viticulture Specialist, gives detailed advice on how to guard against and deal with herbicide drift. See related...