Midwest Winery Dog of the Year Winners
Normally, it would be happy news to announce the Midwest Wine Press Midwest Winery Dog of the Year winners. Sadly, two of the winning dogs passed away recently. So the Winery Dog of the...
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Women Prefer Wine With a Story To Tell
More Midwest wineries are realizing that women like to be marketed to differently. According to The Beverage Information Group, women accounted for 58.1 percent of wine buyers in 2011. While many men look to...
A Memorial to Gary Orlandini, Southern Illinois Wine Pioneer
Sometimes people ask “Why did you start Midwest Wine Press?” The answer is because the story is so good. Our Midwest wine industry was left for dead after Prohibition and it stayed moribund for...
Midwest Wine Trails Lead to Missouri
Missouri has seen the number of wineries in the state grow from 50 to 118 since 2005. Missouri also has more wine trails than any other state in the Midwest. Teah Hopper, a marketing specialist...
Kansas Wine Conference: Photos & Story Preview
On Friday and Saturday, Midwest Wine Press attended the 27th Annual Kansas Grape Growers and Winemakers Association (KGGWA) Conference in Topeka, Kansas. Among the speakers were a number of Midwestern viticulture heavy-weights. We got along to these talks: Lucian Dressel, who...
Take Amtrak from Chicago to Illinois Winter Wine Festival
Thinking about attending the 2013 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Conference and Winter Wine Festival February 1st and 2nd in Springfield? If you live in Chicago, Amtrak’s new “high speed” rail service will...
Katie Cook on Making Wine in the Midwest
Homepage photo: John Thull and Katie Cook of the University of Minnesota. Visiting the University of Minnesota Research Center, I was surprised to see vinifera growing in the vineyard. What are all those old...
Floating a Dryer Idea at Michigan’s Hickory Creek Winery
Homepage picture: Jayne and Eric Wagner and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Toddy The 200 miles of shoreline that separates Southwest Michigan and the Traverse City area is not a long distance by boat or...
Changes Planned for 2013 Vintage Ohio
The Ohio Wine Producers Association (OWPA) announced in a January email to members that a “Premier” ticket will sold for the annual 2013 Vintage Ohio Wine Festival which will be August 2nd and 3rd...
Michigan Shines at San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The winners of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were announced on Friday. The San Francisco competition bills itself as the largest American Wine Competition in the world. Again, Michigan Riesling was a standout...