num_pages: 208
description: The art and craft of winemaking has put down roots in Middle America where enterprising vintners coax reds and whites from the prairie earth while their businesses stand at the hub of a new tradition of community and conviviality. In Local Vino  James R. Pennell tracks among the hardy vines and heartland terroir of wineries across Illinois Iowa Indiana and Ohio. Blending history and observation Pennell gives us a top-down view of the business from cuttings and cultivation to sales and marketing. He also invites entrepreneurs to share stories of their ambitions hard work and strategies. Together author and subjects trace the hows and whys of progress toward that noblest of a great vintage that puts their winery on the map.
language: English
title: Local Vino: The Winery Boom in the Heartland
publisher: University of Illinois Press