In a recent Northern Grapes Project survey, wine and winery branding was listed as the 1# concern by winery owners. Communicating to customers what makes a winery distinctive is becoming increasingly difficult as the...
Michael Moyer didn’t hesitate to leave Walla Walla, Wash., for greener pastures this spring. After all, the job offer was huge. Could he launch the Midwest’s first — and only — commercial teaching winery...
It was a cold February in Ohio. The -17F reading in Cleveland on February 20th was the coldest temperature recored in Cleveland during February. East of Cleveland and not far from prime grape growing...
The Ohio Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) follows the river along the bottom of Ohio and extends into Kentucky and Indiana. It’s the second largest AVA, but wineries are positioned sparsely throughout the viticultural...
The O’Keefes of Northern Michigan -Edward and son Eddie- have been farming grapes on the Old Mission Peninsula since 1974. So when the O’Keefes express concern about the cold damage of the past two...
Still reeling from damage from last winter, Great Lakes vinifera growers are again facing vine damaging temperatures. Lake Erie is now over 93% frozen. Without a warming “lake effect,” temperatures in Ashtabula County reportedly...
The 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition included many Midwestern wineries at the top of the heap of 4,900 bottles of wine. (SFC is the biggest wine competition in the U.S.) Scanning the list...
Clark Smith, winemaker, wine innovator and author, is one of the star speakers at Missouri’s upcoming Midwest Grape & Wine Conference in St. Charles. As editor of Appellation America he also keeps a close eye on...
It’s that time of year again, and we’re not talking about the Holidays. Yes, Midwest wine fans, it’s time to check your snow tires and find your white rabbit ushanka, cause it’s Midwest Wine...
Vitis labrusca wines are big sellers for many wine regions in the United States. The snobbery against any wine producing region, variety or style of wine, including native American wines, can be annoying, especially in...