Norton: Dark Knight of American Wine
This is the first article of a two part profile on the Norton grape. The first article discusses the characteristics of today’s Norton and includes a report on the 2012 Norton Harvest. The next...
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Prairie Berry Winery in SD Expanding to 135,000 Gallon Capacity
The Rapid City Journal in South Dakota reports that Prairie Berry Winery in Hill City, SD will soon begin a multi-million dollar expansion. Prairie Berrry is South Dakota’s largest winery with current annual...
Leelanau Harvest Stompede: Messy and Fun
On September 8th, runners raced through Leelanau Peninsula Vineyards followed by a self guided wine tour of Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association (LPVA) member wineries. The tour, which included 19 wineries, highlighted local foods and...
Minnesota Farm Winery Association Launches Website
The Minnesota Farm Winery Association (MNFWA) just launched its first website at www.MNWine.org according to MNFWA Secretary Amy Abt. According at Abt, the primary goal of the Minnesota Farm Winery Association website is to inspire year-round...
Young Entrepreneurs Succeed at Prairie Creek Vineyards
It’s a warm Friday night in central Nebraska and at Prairie Creek Vineyards the dining area is packed full. Folks have come from miles around, including from Grand Island (30 miles), and Red Cloud (70 miles)....
Avoiding Stuck Fermentation
Perhaps you have come across the diligent winemaker. Everyday he records the density of fermenting musts in a notebook and plots the data on graph paper. This careful winemaker also tracks the rate...
Offbeat European Grapes Growing Across the Midwest
Increasingly, Midwestern winemakers are defying convention by growing popular vinifera grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc. But in recent years, a number of vineyards have planted lesser known European grapes considered offbeat for the...
Midwest Wine Press Celebrates One Year Anniversary
As of September 1st, Midwest Wine Press has been publishing for one year. However, very few people have been reading Midwest Wine Press for a year. That’s because during our first month, September 2011,...
The True Value of Cold Hardy Hybrids
When the early members of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) first experimented with wine grapes in the early 1970’s, all the vines were cold tender or marginal at best. Foch stood out as...
Missouri Wine Tourism Feels the Heat
On August 3oth, The St. Louis Business Journal reported that three Missouri wineries had substantial decreases in summer tourist traffic due the severe heat wave. Stone Hill, Augusta and Mount Pleasant all reported declines....