EAGLE, Idaho - Gary Cunningham needs no help selling them, but 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is poised to release the inaugural wines labeled with the new Eagle Foothills American Viticultural Area designation - the first sub-AVA of the Snake River Valley in Idaho. “I was in Spokane last week and there were people talking to me who I was surprised even understood what an AVA is,” … [Read more...] about 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards to toast Idaho Wine Month with Eagle Foothills wines
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Feds establish Lewis-Clark Valley AVA, modify Columbia Valley
Perhaps it did take a small act of Congress, but the Lewis-Clark Valley American Viticultural Area becomes official today. The Department of Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a statement Tuesday that it will publish a final rule in the Federal Register to establish the Lewis-Clark Valley AVA, identifying a 306,658-acre segment within the … [Read more...] about Feds establish Lewis-Clark Valley AVA, modify Columbia Valley
Senators ‘urge’ TTB to approve Lewis-Clark Valley AVA
Senators from Washington and Idaho sent a bi-partisan letter Wednesday to the agency in charge of the nation’s wine industry, pushing for the approval of the proposed Lewis-Clark Valley American Viticultural Area by April 20. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) asked John Manfreda, administrator of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, “to move … [Read more...] about Senators ‘urge’ TTB to approve Lewis-Clark Valley AVA
Idaho wine industry honors Sawtooth’s Meredith Smith
GARDEN CITY, Idaho - The Idaho wine industry took a moment from its annual meeting to honor winemaker Meredith Smith for her work inside and outside Sawtooth Estate Winery. Members of the Idaho Wine Commission voted the Boise native as its inaugural Distinguished Member of the Year, presenting her with a crystal decanter Wednesday at the Riverside Hotel in Garden City. “I … [Read more...] about Idaho wine industry honors Sawtooth’s Meredith Smith
Idaho wine industry welcomes new plantings
CALDWELL, Idaho - Idaho's wine industry has a growing audience. Problem is, they aren’t growing enough fruit in Idaho to satisfy winemakers or satiate customers. At this point, just 1,300 acres of wine grapes are grown in the Gem State. That figure matches barely more than half the total acreage of vineyards draped across Red Mountain - the smallest American Viticultural … [Read more...] about Idaho wine industry welcomes new plantings