Businesses typically monitor two or three major indexes throughout each year to help guide them toward success. For example, bankers pay attention to the “Three Cs” of credit — capacity, character and collateral — when they put loans on the books. Another three C’s — competition, climate and coronavirus — created problems for Gem State winemakers throughout the … [Read more...] about Idaho wine industry feels impact as nation’s fastest-growing state
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Idaho lawmakers consider allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol
BOISE, Idaho — Lawmakers in Idaho, the fastest-growing state in the country for the past five years, are reviewing legislation that would make theirs only the second state to permit a 17-year-old to serve alcohol. The Idaho Retailers Association is behind Senate Bill 1308, which reflects the labor shortage found throughout the Gem State. The bill refers to it as “an … [Read more...] about Idaho lawmakers consider allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol
Hat Ranch Winery tops Idaho Wine Competition with Cabernet Franc from Lewis-Clark Valley
CALDWELL, Idaho — Judges at the 2021 Idaho Wine Competition provided reminders to the Gem State and beyond that Tim Harless ranks among the region's top winemakers when the Hat Ranch Winery 2018 Rivaura Vineyards Cabernet Franc won best of show. Harless also earned a double gold for his 2020 Sèmillon and a gold for a 2020 Rosé. He was also the winemaker behind the 2018 … [Read more...] about Hat Ranch Winery tops Idaho Wine Competition with Cabernet Franc from Lewis-Clark Valley
Boise-area Telaya Wine Co., uses Idaho Syrah to top Cascadia International
RICHLAND, Wash. — Twice in the past three years, Earl and Carrie Sullivan of Telaya Wine Co., turned Syrah from the Snake River Valley into the Best Red Wine at the Idaho Wine Competition. At the 2021 Cascadia International Wine Competition, the Boise-area producers submitted a 2018 Syrah grown in Idaho that entered the sweepstakes as the best red of judging and emerged … [Read more...] about Boise-area Telaya Wine Co., uses Idaho Syrah to top Cascadia International
Williamson Vineyards young Albariño rises to top of 2020 Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho — The Williamson family has been looking for a distinctively different dry white wine to pour in their tasting room on Idaho’s historic Sunnyslope in the Snake River Valley. Judges at the 2020 Idaho Wine Competition believe the Williamsons made a delicious decision when they planted the brilliant Spanish white grape Albariño. The Williamson Vineyards 2019 … [Read more...] about Williamson Vineyards young Albariño rises to top of 2020 Idaho Wine Competition