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Wisconsin Distillers Get In Brandy Business

October 8, 2013 - 12:29pm

It’s said that Wisconsinites drink more brandy than any other state. California’s Korbel calls Wisconsin its top market, with officials saying they ship approximately one-third of its annual output to the state. No one is quite sure why Wisconsinites developed such a deep thirst for this sweet, brown liquor. Brandy...

Pizza Lures Diners To Wisconsin Farms

September 24, 2013 - 8:50am

Today, we bring you the story of two things you don’t often experience together: Farming and pizza. Wisconsin Public Radio's Breann Schossow tells us how the two have combined to create a scenic and tasty meal.

Wausau Brewery Cuts Ribbon On Major Expansion

September 16, 2013 - 11:55am

The city of Wausau is becoming a regional brewing center thanks to a big expansion by a local brew pub onto an old brownfield site. A German brass band and 300 people were at the dedication of the new Bull Falls Brewery , and co-owner Don Zamzow led the crowd...

Legislature To Reconsider Raw Milk Sales On Farms

September 12, 2013 - 7:27am

A plan that would legalize raw milk sales in Wisconsin is getting another airing at the state Capitol. This plan would not let people buy raw, unpasteurized milk on supermarket shelves, but it would allow for on-the-farm sales that are happening illegally right now. It's being fought by a broad...

'Cookie Bill' Would Allow Sale Of Home-Baked Goods

September 12, 2013 - 1:00am

An Assembly bill that would allow the sale of home-baked goods saw mostly positive support during a public hearing this week. Shannon Heupel would like to have a commercially licensed kitchen to make her custom-decorated cookies, but right now she can't afford it. She said legislation known as the “Cookie...

The Accused

July 22, 2013 - 11:56am

At the end of World War II in Europe solid facts were almost as hard to come by as solid food. In Allied-occupied Vienna the distinguished Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnányi suddenly found his career threatened by a rumor. During the war Dohnányi had done what little he could to...

Monster

July 19, 2013 - 11:39am

American bandleader Patrick Gilmore came to England to recruit performers for a giant concert to be part of a World Peace Jubilee. Gilmore had in mind an ensemble of 20,000 that would “whip creation” in size and sound. Not everyone was thrilled by the so-called “monster concerts” that swept through...

Satie the Ardent Suitor

June 17, 2013 - 2:29pm

Eric Satie is known for the eccentricity of his music. That eccentricity was only a reflection of the odd way in which the composer conducted his life--including his love life. Satie is known to have had an affair with only one woman--and it's possible that he could not have survived--or...

Musical Diversions for the President

June 15, 2013 - 2:20pm

In 1859 America was on the brink of Civil War and the weary president of the United States needed music to divert him from the big troubles. The music in the White House of James Buchanan varied considerably. One of the year’s biggest hits was Ullman’s Opera Troupe and its...

They Barely Understand Me

June 13, 2013 - 2:02pm

June 13th, 1865. New Orleans-born pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk was making a concert tour of the American West. Traveling through Nevada he wrote in his journal: The first rays of day light up our faces--dirty, dust-covered, our eyes swollen from lack of sleep, etc. We arrive at Dutch Flat, a...