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Boise Weekly – Sip, swirl, and enjoy: Urban wine trail in Boise, Garden City offers array of options
Taking a trip out to wine country is a great way to spend a day sipping and savoring one of nature’s best beverages, wine. But the Treasure Valley provides other great options for enjoying wine for those that live close to the cities of Boise and Garden City. You can easily pop by for an afternoon tasting midweek or visit a few favorites on a sunny weekend day. Each winery has its own different style and vibe which is well worth exploring.
Capital Press – New Wine Pub Home To Laissez Faire Label
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Cinder Winery founders Melanie Krause and Joe Schnerr are opening a “wine pub” to showcase their separate Laissez Faire label.
Inside Hook: Unexpected Favorites: 65 Lesser Known Cities to Add to Your List
New York, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, London — the usual suspects on just about every travel list. And for good reason: they’re iconic. But planning a trip to one of the heavy-hitters inevitably comes with some pretty high stakes. Will it be everything you imagined?
Idaho Business Review – Idaho wineries use various sustainable efforts in winemaking
Although Earth Day comes once a year as a reminder for people to be stewards of the planet, many businesses and organizations have put practices into place for sustainable operations year-round.
Wine Industry Network: Idaho wine industry celebrates ‘Year of Tempranillo’
The Idaho Wine Commission’s “Year of Tempranillo” declaration reflects that the Spanish red grape is now one of the top varieties grown in the state.
A Taste of Idaho: Wine, Adventure and Laid-Back Charm
Best known for potatoes, Idaho is also gaining recognition for its growing wine industry. Its diverse landscape—spanning rolling vineyards and dramatic mountain backdrops—paired with a welcoming spirit and a vibrant scene of arts, entertainment, outdoor activities, and cuisine, makes it a uniquely appealing destination.
Boise Weekly – The Treefort wine experience
It’s almost time for Boise’s best music fest … Treefort! With so many ways to experience art from music to shop window décor and performing arts you may be overwhelmed with making a plan to do it all. When carefully crafting your lineup, don’t forget to enrich your palate this year at Treefort’s Alefort where a bevy of beers and wine will be available. Since this is a wine column, I’ll focus on the great vinous offerings and events that will keep you salivating as noted by Jackie Elo, Treefort’s wine manager.
InsideHook – We’re Living in the Golden Age of Wine Bars
One of the fastest-growing underrated wine regions, Idaho’s Snake River AVA is restructuring the perceived boundaries of “wine country.” And riding that wave are wine bars like Hyde Park Fine Wines, where husband-wife duo Scott and Caitlin McCoy stock the shelves with everything from a $25 bottle of cava to a $1,500 bottle of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes. And regardless of whether or not you’re willing to spend rent on a pinot noir deep cut, all guests are treated with the same care and passion. There’s a small bar in the space, where rotating wines by the glass offer an array of styles to sip.
Idaho Business Review – Idaho wineries are growing a legacy of lasting varietals, with a Spanish grape leading the bunch
Like a round of golf, no two growing seasons for Idaho wine producers are ever the same. Nor are the soils of the more than 1,300 acres of vineyards that make up the state’s abundant wine industry spread across 8,200 square miles of wine-producing territory.
USA Today – Discover Idaho wine country, a rising star in American viticulture
Move over, Napa. Idaho, a rising star of American viticulture, is quietly crafting something special in those fertile volcanic soils.
Idaho Statesman – Back to our roots: As Boise preps for tech investment, others aim for fresher businesses
Big investments are coming to Southwest Idaho — and no, they’re not all tech-related, despite $16 billion in investments from Micron and Meta for Boise-area expansions.
Idaho Business Review – This wine varietal is having a big year in the Gem State
Like people, agriculture can be dramatically affected by the weather, and that’s especially true when it comes to temperamental grapes.
However, one varietal is thriving in Idaho thanks to a similar climate as the region from which it originates. The Idaho Wine Commission on Jan. 14 announced that 2025 is the “Year of Tempranillo” in the Gem State.
HuffPost – Wine Destinations in the U.S. That Aren’t Napa or Sonoma
When you think of wine tourism in the U.S., California’s world-famous Napa Valley and Sonoma County undoubtedly come to mind. Just north of San Francisco, these grape-growing regions are home to hundreds of wineries with tasting rooms and scenic patios where visitors can relax and sample reds, whites, rosés and more.
BoiseDev – Treasure Valley Foodie Gift Guide
Searching for gifts for friends, family, and co-workers can sometimes be the best, and also most challenging, part of the Holidays. This is especially true when you have a spouse, sister, friend, or dad who already has everything.
Fodor’s – You’re Not Going to Believe Where I’m Recommend You Go for Wine
Oenophiles (wine enthusiasts, that is) trek the globe seeking new tastes, from wine hot spots in France, Italy, and California, to those further afield, like Croatia (Queen Elizabeth II served Croatian wine at her coronation), and even a coral atoll in the South Pacific.
Beverage Trade Network – From Quality to Community: The Vision Behind Idaho’s Wine Evolution
Idaho’s distinctive terroir meets innovative leadership.
FORBES – Idaho Wine: The Holiday Party Trick You Never Knew You Needed
A few years ago, during a visit to Idaho and the wine region that was newly taking shape there, three key takeaways took hold in my mind:
Capital Press – Idaho vineyard results solid as harvest ends
CALDWELL, Idaho — Mike Williamson and his crew waited out intermittent storms early Nov. 13, standing ready to pick grapes for ice wine.
“Yesterday it was Riesling white, and today we’re going to pick some reds,” the Williamson Orchards & Vineyards co-owner said.
For the year, “when we look at yields over the whole farm, we’re right on average for tonnage,” Williamson said.
Idaho Business Review – Grape harvest yields ‘high quality’ fruit in Idaho AVAs
Winegrapes can be quite finicky. Changes in temperature, too much rain, not enough rain and various other factors can greatly affect the quality and size of a harvest.