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Idaho Business Review – Sip and stroll on Garden City’s River Walk
Running along the Boise River and surrounded by the cities of Boise and Eagle, Garden City is its own municipality, so it maintains about a four-mile stretch of the Boise River Greenbelt that runs through it. West of downtown Boise, Garden City is coming into its own as a trendy urban hot spot.
Idaho News 6 – Nampa’s First Downtown Wine Festival
NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa had its inaugural Downtown Wine Fest in 2024. I met with people in the wine community to learn how the art is growing in Idaho.
The Best Boozy Beverage Trails (That You Don’t Know About)
Idaho has been on the come-up as a wine destination for years now, thanks to its auspicious terroir. Winemaking there is progressive — women run close to 50% of the 70+ wineries and cideries — and the vineyards are set in some of the most breathtaking natural landscapes in the world.
BoiseDev – 3100 Cellars, Idaho’s only sparkling winery, crafts bubbles for special, and everyday, occasions
If you want to toast summer off with a glass of bubbly, there’s an Idaho winery that specializes in sparkling wine, and it’s right in our backyard.
3100 Cellars, located in Eagle, Idaho, is the only Idaho winery specializing in sparkling wine.
Fifty Grande – Where To Go In September
September travel is defined by the Labor Day long weekend, which this year falls on September 2. Sleeping in on a Monday is the best part of the holiday, to be sure, but you can make the late morning that much better by waking up in a cool new place (one where your boss doesn’t know to look for you).
AFAR – America’s Best Small Towns for Wine Lovers
These 11 towns will surprise you with their vineyards, tasting rooms, restaurants, and boutique inns—and have you shipping bottles home by the case.
FORBES – Why The Idaho Wine Industry Is Growing Right Now
If you are seeking a state where you can enjoy an outdoor vacation and drink award-winning wine, then Idaho should be on your radar. Though most people think of Idaho as a place to go hiking and camping amongst breathtaking mountains and lakes, rafting down wild rivers, or skiing at Sun Valley in the winter months, in the past two decades Idaho has been rapidly expanding its wine industry.
KTVB 7 – ‘Wine is a gateway drug to environmentalism’: Local winery’s sustainability efforts recognized with PNW certification
Kerry Hill Winery in Wilder is blending more than different varietals to make their wine. They’re combining different sustainable techniques to work with nature.
BoiseDev – Idaho made wine before its PNW neighbors. Inside the state’s growing industry
When thinking of ‘wine country,’ Idaho might not be the first place that comes to mind. But winemaking in Idaho has deep roots – dating back to the mid-1800s before grapes were planted in Oregon or Washington.
SIP Magazine – A River Runs Through It
Tiny and tucked-away, the Lewis-Clark Valley AVA has a long winemaking history. Meet some of the makers who
are bringing it back.
KTVB – Wine industry continues to grow in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — June is Idaho Wine and Cider Month, and wineries across the state are hosting events to celebrate.
In 2022, the wine industry had a $314 million impact, which was a 50% increase, according to the Idaho Wine Commission. In addition, 900 thousand people visited an Idaho winery that year.
Bubbly Side Of Life – EASY HOMEMADE IDAHO POTATO CHIPS + BUBBLY PAIRING
One of my favorite pairings ever is potato chips and sparkling wine. But you know what makes that even better?
Take the best potatoes, Idaho Potatoes, of course, turn them into your own homemade potato chips and pair them with some sparkling wine from the same region…Idaho.
Great NorthWest Wine – A Different Panel, Another Best Of Show For Idaho Winemaker Will Wetmore
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 15th annual Idaho Wine and Cider Competition.
Agritourism panel discussion highlights attraction, growth in Idaho
The exact definition of agritourism may vary from state to state, but the intersection where tourism and agriculture meet head-on remains constant.
Signature Wines – Today’s Gem-State Gems: All Sorts of Wines
We’ve been down this road before, the road about vineyards and wineries of Idaho. We didn’t find any potato wine then and we didn’t find any potato wine now. Potato vodka, sure, but no potato wine. Other novelties, yes, but no potato wine. Sorry.
Idaho Press – ‘Savor’ Idaho’s wine, cider industries
Raise a glass to Idaho’s wine industry. Together, our state’s cideries and wineries — and bars, restaurants, tasting rooms and related events — cups runneth over. In 2022 alone, the industry brought in $314 million — that’s a 50% increase over five years, according to a recent economic impact study conducted on behalf of the Idaho Wine Commission. In addition, 890,000 Idaho tourists incorporated a winery or tasting room trip into their itinerary and spent more than $173 million on local business and the wine and cider industry combined added more than 3,000 jobs.
Family Vacationist – Wine country getaways: our quick guide to U.S. wine regions
Overwhelmed by the hundreds of U.S. wine country options? Here’s an overview to help you narrow your search.
Spoken Wines –
Idaho’s Best Kept Secret – Hells Canyon Winery
Visit the Wild West and meet Hells Canyon Winery, one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest of North America making wines that rival the best in the West. Yes, in Idaho!! A perfect terroir produces an intense, powerful, complex Cabernet Sauvignon, while over 40 year-old vines are the secret to a crisp, vibrant old world style Chardonnay. Meet a culinary chef turned winemaker after he and his wife traveled to France in the 70s, came back and planted, now, one of the oldest vineyards in Idaho.