2015 Midwest Winery Rankings
The Midwest wine industry continues to grow. The number of wineries in the 11 state area Midwest Wine Press covers rebounded strongly during 2014 after barely growing at all during 2013. During 2014, the...
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Dry Rosé – A Midwest Wine Industry Game Changer?
In the Midwest it’s sweeter wine that pays the winery bills. Unlike the east and west coasts, a clear majority of tasting room customers in our part of the world prefer to drink the sweet stuff. They have...
Clark Smith Upbeat About Midwest Wine Industry
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...
B2B: Winery or Theme Park?
The experience is everything. This idea is a dominant thread in the services sector, including the Midwest wine industry, where it’s the marketeering belief that you need to provide more than just a good wine to ensure...
B2B: Genuinely Local Wineries Deserve More Promotion
I had a dream. The year was 1965 in California. I was observing wine pioneer Robert Mondavi who had just been fired by his family’s winery (something that happened in our real world too)....
Midwest Wine Industry Grows 5%
Figures due to be released by Nielsen at the Midwest Grape & Wine Conference will show that the region’s wine industry continues to grow at an overall rate of 5%. Liz Crews, Analytic Lead for...
Midwest Direct Wine Shipping Increases Dramatically
The Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report 2013 released today shows that the volume and value of wine shipped to customers from Midwestern states increased dramatically during 2012. The report, by ShipCompliant and Wines &...
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...
Michigan Wine Industry on the Threshold of “Legitimacy”
The primary goal for the Michigan wine industry is “legitimacy,” according to both Linda Jones, Executive Director of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council (MGWIC) and Dr. Brent Ross, Assistant Professor at Michigan...
So What’s “Midwest Wine” Anyway?
We have received several comments about the name of our publication, Midwest Wine Press. Some readers have correctly noted that there is no such thing as ‘Midwest Wine.” As the publisher, I have to...