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The Seattle Times – 36 celebratory wines

THANKS TO VACCINES, this year’s holiday season should see safer celebrations and festive family gatherings, which should result in more Northwest wine being shared as 2021 gets put to bed.

The Seattle Times – Top 20 Northwest wines of 2021

CLIMATE CHANGE HAS worked in favor of Josh Lawrence, who finds it rather delicious to revisit the time a vineyard expert told him the Royal Slope of Washington’s Columbia Basin was too cold to produce award-winning wine.

The Seattle Times – The Northwest’s 20 best wines for under $20

Most of the wines ranked below are available in grocery stores and warehouses, but contacting the winery can pay off in the form of a case discount or help with finding a retail location. Prices listed below are full retail. However, you often will find them for less.

MagicValley.Com – Hotter summer means stronger wine flavors

“We prepared for this. We knew that the year was going to be like this so we pruned differently,” said James Holesinky, who owns Holesinky Vineyard and Winery in Buhl with his wife, Caitlin.

Decanter – Idaho wine: travel guide and eight top bottles worth seeking out

Katie Kelly Bell explores five off-the-beaten-track US wine states and provides a travel guide to help you explore the freewheeling spirit of American winemaking in these less-famous wine regions, starting with Idaho. And Stacy Slinkard picks out a selection of Idaho wines to try.

Fordor’s – Forget California! 14 U.S. States That Also Make Surprisingly Good Wine

In the American wine-making world, it’s no secret that California gets all the glory and attention. Yet, unbeknownst to many, there is a plethora of other up-and-coming wine regions where travelers can tour, taste, and traverse vineyards with fewer crowds at a lower cost. Whether it’s Colorado proving it’s not just for craft beer or Tennessee showing it’s home to more than whiskey, these 14 states— including Utah, Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas—are hidden gem wine spots to have on your radar.  

FORBES – Hard Ciders Will Rock Your Holiday Meals, And Here Are Some Ciders That Rock

Forget wine or beer when it comes to pairing a beverage with your Thanksgiving or holiday meal. A better bet is hard cider. Here’s a roundup of some great hard cideries and their ciders to grace your holiday table and to gift your friends.

Eater: Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

From Basque chorizo to huckleberry ice cream, wine trails to mountaintop picnics, here’s everything you need to know about wining and dining in Idaho’s Snake River Valley

Idaho 6 News – “A high-quality harvest with an average crop size,” 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards finishing up grape harvest

As they finish up this year’s grape harvest, Sprott reflects on the challenges of Idaho’s excessively hot summer.

Idaho Press – Idaho wineries and cideries open for the 2021 harvest season

Fall wine harvest goes hand in hand with the season as winemakers are bustling to harvest their grapes before the colder temperatures arrive.

Here are some opportunities to explore Idaho wine country before it’s too late.

Boise Weekly – Peripatetic Art: New Gallery ‘VACANCY’ Opens in Boise

Photographer Chris Adler, who recently had an exhibit titled ”Plants and Animals” at Ming Studios is bringing another art project to Boise. Adler and his wife moved from L.A. in 2018. The two ran a gallery there called VACANCY and now Adler’s bringing a new version of it here.

Idaho State Business Journal – Women play important role in Idaho agriculture

The 2017 Census of Agriculture showed that about a third more women were involved as principal operators on farms and ranches in the United States compared with the 2012 census year.

Decanter – US Wine Roads Less Travelled

Taste the freewheeling spirit of American winemaking in these five ‘other’ US states…

Great Northwest Wine – Hat Ranch Winery tops Idaho Wine Competition with Cabernet Franc from Lewis-Clark Valley

CALDWELL, Idaho — Judges at the 2021 Idaho Wine Competition provided reminders to the Gem State and beyond that Tim Harless ranks among the region’s top winemakers when the Hat Ranch Winery 2018 Rivaura Vineyards Cabernet Franc won best of show.

San Francisco Chronicle – Not just potatoes: Idaho makes Riesling wines that blew me away

Whenever I’m traveling, if I happen to be in a place where wine is produced, I always go out of my way to try the local wines. Although this has resulted in many pleasant discoveries in faraway lands (like Japan!), often the exercise ends up being more about the novelty factor than anything else. Not all wine, I’m sorry to say, is good.

Capital Press – Way to grow: Idaho’s wine industry builds on its success

Peering into the 10-foot-deep pits he and his crew had dug in his new 32-acre vineyard, he saw just what he was looking for.

“There was sandy soil all the way to about the 10-foot level,” said Hawkins, owner-operator of Lanae Ridge Vineyard. “We had no restrictive layers.”

Idaho News 6 – “We don’t know what to expect,” Excessive heat and smoke a cause of concern for Idaho’s wineries

With about a month and a half left until the start of grape harvesting, the excessive heat and smoke is cause for concern for the Gem State’s 69 wineries.

THRILLIST – Camp Out This Summer at One of These Breweries & Wineries

Here are some camping hacks for the next time you find yourself with a cooler of melted ice and a beer that needs chilling: Wrap your can in a cold wet t-shirt and prop it up in a breezy area. Or dunk it deep in a nearby river or stream. Or BYB: bury your beer in the shade, tucked all cozy-like in the cool dirt. 

Idaho News 6 – Trying to decide between a camping trip or a visit to Idaho wine country? Now you can do both.

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — For a lot of Idahoans, summer is all about spending time outside and if you’re trying to decide between a family camping trip or a visit to Idaho wine country, now you don’t have to pick just one.

BoiseDev – Camp out and drink up: Idaho winery adds overnight camping, with a twist

For many Idahoans, summer is all about spending time outside, and if you’re trying to decide between a family camping trip or a visit to Idaho wine country, now you don’t have to pick just one.