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Travel Down a River of Grapes

Homepage photo: Rocky Waters Vineyard in Hanover, Illinois, along the Mississippi River.  The view from Danzinger Vineyards in Wisconsin with the Mississippi River in the background. Since long before...

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Purdue: Wine Capital of Indiana

Jill Blume in the Purdue wine lab Homepage Photo: The Richard P. Vine Enology Library at Purdue University.  State supported agriculture schools are a big reason for the growth of the Midwest wine...

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More Women Making Wine in the Midwest

This article is sponsored by VESTA,  the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance, a NSF funded partnership between the Missouri State University system, two year schools throughout...

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Ozonated Water Replacing Chemicals In More Vineyards

Ernie Wilmink, owner of AgriOzein, the Nebraska based company that designs and builds ozonators, has come a long way since Midwest Wine Press last spoke with him during early 2013. There’s now growing...

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Edg-Clif Farms: Chambourcin Specialists

Homepage photo: Cyndy Keesee and Steffie Littlefield.  Edg-Clif Farms & Vineyard, a 550 plus acre property in Potosi, Missouri, is a winery with a unique focus. In 2008, after soil tests revealed...

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Chicago and Wisconsin Restaurants Warming to Midwest Wine

Local wines on a Chicago or Milwaukee restaurant’s wine list used to get the cold shoulder. Despite affordable prices, diners didn’t bite, but some wine directors put Midwest wines on the list anyway,...

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Midwest Winery Rankings 2014

After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...

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The Colors of Michigan Artist Stephanie Schlatter

In both wine and art, the first thing a viewer notices is color.  One of the most colorful artists in the Midwest, Stephanie Schlatter of Grand Rapids, is working with more Michigan wineries and...

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Tony Ciccone “Winemaking is in My DNA”

Silvio Tony and Joan Ciccone Tony Ciccone (Chick own ee), makes wines as easy to enjoy as his name is melodious. As patriarch of the Ciccone clan, Tony directs his wife and two of his children in the...

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Dog Friendly Wineries

Growing numbers of Midwest wineries are going where very few bars and restaurants in the United States have gone before – encouraging customers to bring their dogs. The move is attracting visits from...

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Regional Wine Tasting Rooms Gain Foothold Across America

Northern Michigan Black Star Farms’ tasting room manager, Chris Lopez had his hopes pinned on an Ann Arbor tasting room, 240 miles from the winery’s main tasting room. This college town has a proven...

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2015 Midwest Wine Conference Preview

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...

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“Minnescato”– Moscato Wine From Minnesota

I’ve watched the American love affair with Moscato wines for the past four years. I’ve seen sales rise dramatically; in some years the increases have been as high as 100%, particularly for Italian...

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Midwest Wine Programs in Transition

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...

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Fully Flavored, Low Alcohol Wine in the Midwest?

My sources in Australia (dad and mum!) recently sent over a news article about a low alcohol wines ‘breakthrough’ that could have implications for winemaking in the Midwest. ‘Low-Alcohol Wine On It’s...

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Round Lake Vineyards and The Giant Canada Goose

 One of Minnesota’s largest grape growers, Round Lake Vineyards, is about to open an ambitious new winery operation producing a full roster of estate grown wines.  Round Lake’s “Grand Opening” weekend...

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Virginia Shows the Potential of Midwest Wine

Recently, I returned from a trip to the Central Virginia wine producing region around Charlottesville.  There are many similarities between Virginia and the Midwest that demonstrate the promise of our...

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Grapes of the Hudson Valley Has Midwest Appeal

Grapes of the Hudson Valley by Stephen Casscles is a new reference guide that Midwestern grape growers and wine enthusiasts will find compelling.  The Hudson Valley runs north and south down the...

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Kentucky 2015 Commonwealth Medal Results

The winners of Kentucky’s major wine competition, The 2015 Commissioner’s Cup,  were presented on November 14 at the Mercury Ballroom in downtown Louisville. Cocktails, dinner and a presentation by...

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Couple Pours Their Souls Into Liquid Art Winery

David and Danielle Tegtmeier are a delightful couple in their mid-twenties with a mutually reinforcing passion for fine wine. Both are Kansas natives who originally met while students at Kansas State...

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