CALDWELL, Idaho — Martin Fujishin has been on quite a run in the past two years, and now he’s got best of show at the 2018 Idaho Wine Competition to add to his history. The winemaker who grew up in the Snake River Valley community of Adrian, Ore., topped the field of 143 entries with the 2017 Riesling that he made under his consumer-minded Lost West Winery brand. "I … [Read more...] about Fujishin, Lost West Winery use Riesling to top 2018 Idaho Wine Competition
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Savor Idaho serves as delicious barometer for Idaho wine industry
BOISE, Idaho — Considering consumer thirst for the sold-out 10th annual Savor Idaho, Moya Dolsby and the Idaho Wine Commission should start printing tickets for 2019. After all, before she'd even wrapped up another successful Savor Idaho, she’d already announced that sales for next year’s food and wine festival at the Idaho Botanical Garden will open soon after Valentine’s … [Read more...] about Savor Idaho serves as delicious barometer for Idaho wine industry
Idaho Wine Commission presents lifetime award to Bill Stowe
BOISE, Idaho — There were several rounds of applause this week during Idaho Wine Commission's annual meeting in Boise, but the loudest stemmed from the standing ovation for Bill Stowe, founder of Indian Creek Farm Winery and recipient of the industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award. “I’m speechless,” Stowe said. “I thank everybody, and I see another old guy there in Cheyne … [Read more...] about Idaho Wine Commission presents lifetime award to Bill Stowe
Cinder Wines buys Tempranillo fruit from famed Abacela
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — An Arctic blast and a horrific hailstorm in the Snake River Valley led Cinder winemaker Melanie Krause, one of the Pacific Northwest’s top talents, to the region’s epicenter of Tempranillo - Southern Oregon. A trip to Abacela Winery during the 2017 crush wasn’t in the plans for Krause a year ago, but her time in the Umpqua Valley with founding winemaker … [Read more...] about Cinder Wines buys Tempranillo fruit from famed Abacela
Idaho Wine Industry’s stock continues to rise
The fist grapes were planted 153 years ago. But today, the Gem state's wine industry is coming into its own. More than 50 wines dot the state from the top of the panhandle to the Nevada border. Legitimacy has come in the form of three federally recognized American Viticultural Areas (the Snake River Valley, the Lewis-Clark Valley, and the Eagle Foothills. Idaho wines are … [Read more...] about Idaho Wine Industry’s stock continues to rise