Would you like to increase your winery tasting room revenue? With wine country visits increasing during the fall, now is the time to make the most of sales opportunities and increase your bottom line....
Recently my wife Kim and I were privileged to participate in the annual Indy International Wine Competition held at Purdue University. I was one of 50 judges who swirled, sniffed and tasted about 2,400...
Aquaviva Winery is using bird netting that covers multiple rows at its 20 acre vineyard in Northeast Illinois on the outskirts of Chicagoland. According to general manager, Joe Brandonisio, only red grapes are covered with...
The deadline for Midwest Winery Dog of the Year photo entries is August 31st. Make sure your canine receives the credit it deserves and email your photo today. For simple entry instructions...
Severe frost led to the wipeout of many Vitis Labrusca crops such as Concord, Niagara, and Catawba this year. But an early spring, combined with summer’s drought, means Vitis Vinifera and hybrid grape berries...
The October 2012 issue of Midwest Living Magazine contains a six page color spread on Southern Illinois Wine. Numerous local wineries are featured. See: http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/illinois/the-good-life-along-illinois-shawnee-hills-wine-trail/
The growing U.S. appetite for regional craft beers is having a positive, knock-on effect for the makers of local cider, sparkling and still wine. According to the Brewers Association, the craft beer industry grew...
An Associated Press report by Jim Suhr about the grape harvest in the Midwest takes the angle that the severe drought could see, “standout wine from a region better known for corn and soybeans.”...
Alwyn Fitzgerald named his winery Fisher King after the ancient legend of birth and rebirth. And September 2011 was the birth of something big for Alwyn ‘Fitz” Fitzgerald. That’s when he opened a converted...
On August 14th, 2012, City Winery founder Michael Dorf, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Walter Burnett Jr., welcomed 1,000 guests into the winery for the first time. The night began with...