NAMPA, Idaho — The wine industry is dependent on consumer tastes and whims. What makes responding to market trends so difficult is that it takes three to seven years before the first vintage with a different grape variety goes from planting to pouring for a consumer. With this long lead time, it’s a challenge Idaho winemakers and grape growers embrace every day as they make … [Read more...] about Exploration of Grüner Veltliner, other varieties adds spice to Idaho wine industry
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A different panel, another best of show for Idaho winemaker Will Wetmore
CALDWELL, Idaho — Back when Will Wetmore was playing college baseball in California, it’s hard to fathom he strung together as many hits as he has as a winemaker in his adopted home state of Idaho. Great Northwest Wine’s reigning Idaho Winery of the Year more than doubled down on that acclaim this spring when Wetmore’s Veer Wine Project 2022 Garnacha won best of show at the … [Read more...] about A different panel, another best of show for Idaho winemaker Will Wetmore
Veer Wine Project uses 2024 Idaho Winery of the Year award as springboard
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Those who track Northwest wine judgings will know that 2023 was a very good year for Veer Wine Project and owner/winemaker Will Wetmore. In the case of the 2023 Cascadia International Wine Competition, a panel featuring some of the Pacific Northwest’s top winemakers selected the Veer Wine Project 2021 Garnacha as the No. 1 wine of the judging. In … [Read more...] about Veer Wine Project uses 2024 Idaho Winery of the Year award as springboard
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
Kindred Vineyards & Winery 2021 Mamas Merlot, Snake River Valley $36
Owner/winemaker Craig Davis was inspired to enter the Idaho wine industry after a trip to Italy, which also helps explain the menu of wood-fired pizza that he offers to his by-appointment visitors each weekend at his Sunnyslope estate along Frost Road west of Ste. Chapelle. Beyond his Sangiovese program - which earned best-of-class acclaim at the 2023 Cascadia International - … [Read more...] about Kindred Vineyards & Winery 2021 Mamas Merlot, Snake River Valley $36