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Tough Choices for Juice Grape Growers Many labrusca grape growers in Southwest Michigan are taking a long, hard look at their books right now and wondering if they should change their crops for next...

Baltimore Bend Vineyard’s Standout Vignoles

Baltimore Bend Vineyard’s Standout Vignoles

During the drive back from a weekend trip in Missouri, Midwest Wine Press dropped in on family owned, Baltimore Bend Vineyard and Winery in Waverly. Still an hour from home near Kansas City, a...

Marquette Wows Napa Wine Judges

Marquette Wows Napa Wine Judges

Marquette, the cold-hardy hybrid grape planted across the Midwest, has wowed a panel of Napa wine experts. The California based online wine publication, Appellation America, gathered a panel to taste Marquette wines from 11...

Michigan Doubles Wine Grape Acreage

Michigan Doubles Wine Grape Acreage

The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says the state’s wine grape acreage doubled over the past decade from 1,300 to 2,650 acres. The data comes from a USDA report based on the 2011 Michigan Fruit...

Overuse of Multiple Trunks

When I began growing grapes in the 1970s at an experimental vineyard near my father’s orchard, it was routine to train vines to more than one trunk, a practice known today as ‘multiple trunks.”...

Dr. Richard Vine’s “The Curious World of Wine”

Dr. Richard Vine’s “The Curious World of Wine”

The trend in movies and novels recently asserts that quantity equals quality. In an environment of 500 page novels and two-and-one-half-hour movies, Dr. Richard Vine’s new book, “The Curious World of Wine” is refreshing....

The Future of Kansas Wine

The Future of Kansas Wine

Coming up in Midwest Wine Press, as Kansas tries to revitalize its wine industry, we profile one of the state’s newer winemakers: Middle Creek Winery in Louisburg, owned by Stephen and Kristin Graue. This year,...

Top Five MWP Stories For October

Top Five MWP Stories For October

Midwest Wine Press had its highest readership month ever during October. Thank you for reading Midwest Wine Press! It’s exciting that so many people throughout the country and the world are interested in Midwest...