LEWISTON, Idaho - If Idaho winemakers Coco Umiker and her husband, Karl, had their way, the estate planting for their award-winning Clearwater Canyon Cellars would be named Nichols Vineyard. During Friday’s state ceremony declaring Nichols Family Farm an official Idaho century farm, Coco joked while describing why her grandfather, the late Ralph E. Nichols, pushed hard in the … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars comes of age on Idaho century farm
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Meredith Smith takes over at Ste. Chapelle in Idaho
CALDWELL, Idaho - Sawtooth winemaker Meredith Smith saw her responsibilities skyrocket from 10,000 cases to 135,000 in one day when Maurine Johnson gave notice that she was leaving Ste. Chapelle - Idaho’s largest winery - to join the red wine team at Hogue Cellars in Washington's Yakima Valley. Seattle-based Precept Wine told Great Northwest Wine on Thursday that Smith will … [Read more...] about Meredith Smith takes over at Ste. Chapelle in Idaho
Colter’s Creek Winery revitalizes tiny Idaho town
JULIAETTA, Idaho - On Jan. 1, 1916, the state of Idaho turned dry, four years before Prohibition began across the country. The brick building that now serves as the tasting room for Colter’s Creek Vineyards and Winery goes back a decade beyond all of that darkness, yet Mike Pearson and Melissa Sanborn saw enough potential, history and agriculture surrounding that old … [Read more...] about Colter’s Creek Winery revitalizes tiny Idaho town
Telaya Wine Co. follows up awards with Boise River tasting room
GARDEN CITY, Idaho - Earl Sullivan’s problem at Telaya Wine Co. is a good one to have - selling wine faster than he expected. The phrase he used last week to describe business was “amazingly crazy.” That craziness grew even before he and his wife, Carrie, opened their multi-million-dollar tasting room and vinification facility in the Boise suburb of Garden City. “It is … [Read more...] about Telaya Wine Co. follows up awards with Boise River tasting room
3 Horse Ranch Vineyards to toast Idaho Wine Month with Eagle Foothills wines
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