For all you Chaos Theory fans, we have another media report that rapidly melting arctic ice will cause bigger weather fluctuations this winter. See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/arctic-ice-melt-extreme-weather_n_1878833.html
In the 1850’s, Ohio was the leading producer of wine in the United States. The center of the early Ohio wine industry was Cincinnati where Catawba grapes lined the Ohio River for miles. Today,...
Driving through field after field of ripening grape vines in the Grand River Valley of Northeastern Ohio, it’s clear local growers are serious about growing grapes and creating world-class wines. Two families — the...
While many Midwest wineries have special edition wine labels, Elk Creek Vineyards’ Carey Chen Riesling is unique both for its renditions of sea life and for its unique clear label printing approach. Elk Creek Riesling is...
LJ World reports that a bill passed in Kansas during May contained a provision reducing the amount of Kansas grown grapes that wineries based there must use in their wine from 60% to 30%....
In today’s Kansas City Star, midwest wine expert Doug Frost admits that it’s hard to keep track of all the wineries from Missouri that are winning national awards. Wineries in the western part of...
The town of Augusta, Missouri has just celebrated its annual Harvest Festival. The festival opened with a concert and picnic on Friday evening at Augusta Winery and continued Saturday with a series of events...
Norton is one of the last grapes to be harvested in the Midwest. Below are pictures from today’s Norton grape harvest and crush at Jowler Creek Vineyard, near Platte City in Missouri. Winemaker Jason...
On September 1st, Gill’s Pier Vineyard & Winery opened the only corn maze on the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan. Recently, Midwest Wine Press spoke with Gill’s Pier co-owner Kris Sterkenburg about how and why...
Estate wineries in Ohio’s Grand River Valley find themselves in a celebration year, with 2012’s hot, dry summer set to produce the best vintage ever for that region. So it’s appropriate that September 15,...