How to Indentify Injury to Grape Buds
When temperatures go down below freezing, grape buds can tolerate temperatures down to about 28 F. If temperatures drop below 28 F, new buds that have emerged are subject to injury. However, the duration...
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Outlook Bright for 2012 Midwest Wine Tourism
Record-high gas prices this spring threatened to deflate plans for tasting rooms to welcome a steady stream of visitors coaxed by unusually mild temperatures. But, according to tourism officials in wine regions throughout the...
April Frost and Freeze Damage Reports
Midwest Wine Press reported on conditions in Midwest vineyards throughout April 2012. The information below was compiled from conversations with grape growers across the Midwest between April 11th and April 26th, 2012. Updates...
New Ohio Wine Magazine Due Out in May
150,000 copies of the debut edition of “Exploring Ohio Wine Country” will be distributed starting on May 23rd according to Christy Eckstein, executive director of the Ohio Grape Industries Committee. The 40 page,...
Nan Bailly Guides Alexis Bailly Vineyard
It’s possible that winemaker Nan Bailly’s kin enjoyed native Minnesota wine during canoe trips through the state in the 1820’s when it was still wilderness. Bailly, owner, winegrower and winemaker at Alexis Bailly Vineyard, has...
Minnesota Grape Growers Wary of Frost
Although no freezing temps are predicted in the next 10 days, Minnesota grape growers know it’s a long way to the last the frost date which is May 21st in Minneapolis. However, as shown...
Missouri Wine Passport Program Reaches 7,000 Users
According to the Missouri Wine & Grape Board, registration for the Missouri Winery Passport Program now exceeds 7,000 users. Passport Program participants receive different levels of rewards for both 40 winery visits and 60...
Chateau Grand Traverse to Be Poured at Titantic Anniversary in Wash. D.C.
Michigan’s Chateau Grand Traverse Pinot Blanc/Gris will be served at the reception for the “100th Anniversary of the Titanic” exhibition” at the Nation Geographic Explorer’s Hall Museum in Washing D.C. on April 10th.
Keg Wine Comes to the Midwest
Could bottled wine become passe? Wineries aren’t ready to move out of glass containers yet, but a future with fewer wine bottles seems more plausible than ever. Boxed wine, after all, is roaring back...
Top Ten Reasons for Starting a Wine Club
Recently, I spoke on the wine club panel at the Eastern Wine Expo in Pennsylvania. To prepare for the presentation, I interviewed a handful of wineries who don’t have wine clubs yet to...