The Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports that a bill to expand wine sales at Ohio farmer’s is a step closer to passage. In many Midwestern states the lobbying muscle of the liquor distribution industry has...
Midwest Wine Press continues to be the leading source of original reporting about the Midwest Wine Industry. Since inception during 2011, more than 225,000 “users” have visited Midwest Wine Press, according to Google Analytics....
We’ve just received some good news from Vineyard & Winery Management, the organizers of the upcoming Craft Beverages Unlimited Midwest conference: students will get in for free! Here are the details from the V&WM...
The Sixteenth Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition was held on November 19th, 2015. This Competition focuses on wines that are thought to be the best examples of their region, style and variety. Doug Frost,...
According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the biggest wine club in our nation is operated by Countryside, Illinois based Cooper’s Hawk Winery. Cooper’s Hawk, which started in Orland Park (a Chicago suburb) during 2005 ,...
An updated, new version of an influential online survey for wine consumers is now open and the drive to get wine lovers from all across the US to partake is underway. This study is...
Food and Wine. Wine and Food. No wonder it can be challenging when we can’t even decide which one comes first. My wife and I have done literally dozens of wine pairing sessions in...
Sonoma County wine writer Dan Berger recently recounted his favorable experiences with cold hardy wines in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Berger tasted some Midwestern wines at the recent Grand Harvest Awards and noted...
Research by Paul Huttner, chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), suggests Midwest wine growers may benefit from climate change. Huttner said his work looking at how climate change is impacting viticulture in northern...
Wine Folly recently ran a brief pictorial summary of North American Grapes. The grape art is worth a peek by itself. Of course, these are the species of grapes we write about often in...