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
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Melanie Krause, Cinder Wines use Riesling to top Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho – An off-dry Riesling from one of the Pacific Northwest’s top winemakers won best of show Tuesday afternoon at the eighth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Boise native Melanie Krause wowed the judges with her Cinder Wines 2016 Off-Dry Riesling. The graduate of Washington State University who trained and made wine at Chateau Ste. Michelle more than a decade ago … [Read more...] about Melanie Krause, Cinder Wines use Riesling to top Idaho Wine Competition
Idaho wines get free ride aboard Alaska Airlines
BOISE, Idaho — Today marks the start of both Idaho Wine Month and the Alaska Airlines Idaho Wines Fly Free program for those flying out of Boise and Lewiston. The promotion applies to members of the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, allowing each member to check one case of Idaho wine free of charge on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights departing from Boise and Lewiston. … [Read more...] about Idaho wines get free ride aboard Alaska Airlines
Idaho wine industry coming into its own
The Idaho wine industry is fun to watch right now. Gem State winemakers produced two best-of-class awards and 11 gold medals at this spring’s international Cascadia Wine Competition in Hood River, Ore. The winemaking industry in Idaho dates back more than a century, and the modern industry goes back to 1976. Today, 51 wineries are spread up and down the state, using more … [Read more...] about Idaho wine industry coming into its own
Coiled Wines to open tasting room in Boise, winery in Garden City
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Coiled Wines is taking two big steps with its growing business by creating a new tasting room in downtown Boise and opening its own production facility in nearby Garden City. Great Northwest Wine learned of the news in advance of today’s announcement. "Like our previous move, this is purely amicable and a sign of thriving businesses," … [Read more...] about Coiled Wines to open tasting room in Boise, winery in Garden City