WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Martin Fujishin, one of the Snake River Valley’s top winemakers and a sustainably minded grapegrower, has been hired as the director of enology and viticulture at Walla Walla Community College. Fujishin, 45, will be the ninth executive director in the program’s 24-year history. He starts June 3 on the Tausick Way campus and home to College Cellars … [Read more...] about Walla Walla Community College hires Idaho winemaker Martin Fujishin as program director
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Idaho winegrowers continue uphill battle along Eagle Foothills
EAGLE, Idaho — Expertise, passion, talent and agritourism don’t always line up with a community’s land-use policy. The debate within Idaho’s Eagle Foothills American Viticultural Area revolving around farming, wine production, consumer engagement and property rights serves as an example of how cultural confusion can stifle an expanding agricultural sector of a local … [Read more...] about Idaho winegrowers continue uphill battle along Eagle Foothills
Great Northwest Wine chooses Veer Wine Project as the Idaho Winery of the Year
Great Northwest Wine Magazine has selected Veer Wine Project in the Snake River Valley as the 2024 Idaho Winery of the Year. California native Will Wetmore continues to mastermind some of the most exciting and decorated wines coming out of Idaho via Veer, which recently opened a tasting room and event space in Garden City, the edgy bedroom community of Boise. Our profile … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine chooses Veer Wine Project as the Idaho Winery of the Year
Great Northwest Wine chooses Famici Wine Company as Idaho Winery to Watch
Great Northwest Wine Magazine has selected Famici Wine Company in the Snake River Valley as the 2024 Idaho Winery of the Year. C.J. Northrup, who chairs the department of geosciences at Boise State University, and his wife Janet have been inspired by the wines of Italy. They grow several varieties on their estate in the Sunnyslope Wine District, and yet they showed their … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine chooses Famici Wine Company as Idaho Winery to Watch
Boise suburb Garden City blossoms as setting for Northwest wine
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Take a look at a map of the Snake River Valley in Idaho and you’ll see five cities creeping closer together, a reflection of the fastest-growing state in the country five years straight from 2017 to 2021. Nampa and Caldwell stretch west along the interstate while Boise, Eagle, and Meridian merge toward the Boise River, the state Capitol and Boise State … [Read more...] about Boise suburb Garden City blossoms as setting for Northwest wine