New wine-bottling services offered in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin

Botham Vineyards and Winery near Barneveld hosted its annual Mother's Day weekend spring open house on Saturday and Sunday

Grape growers and winery owners in northern Ohio and nearby states sensed that trouble might be lurking when temperatures remained unseasonably high in March. But they didn't foresee the destruction that would befall the vines early last Sunday.

"Anheuser-Busch maintains its 30 percent interest in City Beverage," Gary Rutledge, the firm's North American general counsel, said in a statement. "Our ownership has helped bring competition to the beer market in Chicago and has supported expanded choices in beer.

Northern Michigan Wineries share a first look at the flavors Traverse City and Leelanau's newly released Northern Michigan wines bring forth in 2012.

Wine tasting and entertainment will be available at the upcoming Wine-A-Palooza event. Wine-A-Palooza was created by Bob Johnson and will take place June 15-17 at the Laketown Golf and Conference Center, 6069 Blue Star Highway, Saugatuck.

A Mc­Henry County Board committee spent more than 2½ hours Tuesday debating changes to a winery ordinance for which it recommended approval a month ago.

Ohio, Michigan vineyards among hardest hit after a warm March

Charlie Trotter, chef and owner at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, which will shut its doors after 25 years this summer

The executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association said temperatures that dropped below freezing across the state for several hours on April 29 damaged anywhere from 30 percent to 75 percent of Ohio's grape crops, depending on the location.