October 2018 - Idaho Wine Commission

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Northwest Travel & Life - Annual 52 Getaways

Southwest Idaho is blessed with ancient volcanic soil, an abundant water supply and a four-season climate—a recipe for great wine grapes. And enterprising farmers and winemakers have caught on, transforming the Snake River Valley into one of the Northwest’s up-and-coming fine-wine-producing regions. The area that makes up the Sunnyslope Wine Trail has the heaviest concentration of wineries in the state.

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Month: October 2018

Idaho Press - Hells Canyon Winery Flips the Solar Switch

Hells Canyon Winery will become the first winery in Idaho to use solar power in its day-to-day operations. This puts the estate winery in the Sunnyslope area of Caldwell ahead of the solar curve in the Snake River Valley wine country.

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Channel 6 On Your Side - Idaho Backroads: Hells Canyon Winery Turns to Solar Power

Today’s weather is not unusual for southern Idaho. We average more than 200 days of sunshine every year and more Idahoans are taking advantage of that free source of energy to help the environment and save money, like a soon-to-be solar-powered winery.

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Jaime Says - The Sunnyslope Wine Trail: Exploring Boise’s Wine Country

In honor of the numerous Thanksgiving Weekend events along the Sunnyslope Wine Trail, finally a post about my favorite wine region of the United States: Idaho’s Snake River Valley!

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Boise State Public Radio - Idaho Wineries Happy To See Grape Harvest Going Well

After a long and heavy winter wrecked much of southwest Idaho’s 2017 grape harvest, local vineyards and wineries alike are excited to see that this year’s harvest is on the upswing.

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