GARDEN CITY, Idaho - If you were happily building a life and winemaking career in Napa Valley - the heart of the American fine wine industry - would you move to Idaho to start a winery? Leslie Preston, owner of Coiled Wines, is finding tremendous success with her small winery. And while she got a few strange looks from fellow winemakers in Napa Valley, many were quite … [Read more...] about From Napa to Idaho: Coiled Wines’ twisted tale
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Top wines from 2nd annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - At last week's second annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, 15 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho revealed themselves to be among the best anywhere. At the head of the class is the Wild Goose Vineyards 2012 God's Mountain Riesling, a wine that will unlikely ever be made again, as the winery no longer gets the grapes … [Read more...] about Top wines from 2nd annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Malbec tops 5th annual Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho — A red grape variety that has gained increasing interest in the Pacific Northwest rose to the top of the fifth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Huston Vineyards’ 2012 Malbec earned best in show at the competition, which took place Monday at Ste. Chapelle Winery. Huston Vineyards is a small winery on Chicken Dinner Road in Caldwell founded by Gregg and Mary … [Read more...] about Malbec tops 5th annual Idaho Wine Competition
West Coast judges gather for Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho — Judges from throughout the West Coast gather today in the Snake River Valley for the fifth annual Idaho Wine Competition and crown the Gem State's top wine. More than 150 wines have entered the event created to celebrate the best of Idaho wine, and the judging will be staged at Ste. Chapelle Winery on the historic Sunnyslope region of Canyon County. This … [Read more...] about West Coast judges gather for Idaho Wine Competition
Telaya Wine shifts from Washington to Idaho grapes
GARDEN CITY, Idaho - Earl Sullivan is a winery owner with feet in two states, all because he simply wants to make the best wine possible. Sullivan, who owns Telaya Wine Co. with his wife, Carrie, is based in the Boise area community of Garden City, but many of his early wines used grapes from Washington and carried the Columbia Valley appellation on his label. "We knew … [Read more...] about Telaya Wine shifts from Washington to Idaho grapes