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For years, Greg Koenig has been viewed as perhaps Idaho’s most gifted winemaker. He solidified that opinion by crafting the best in show at last month’s Idaho Wine Competition, taking home the top prize with a stunning dessert wine.
An early freeze affected Southern Idaho vineyards, just as it did farms and ranches. But in spite of scattered crop losses and a rush to harvest during Idaho’s coldest October on record, winemakers and growers say the 2019 harvest likely will produce “tremendous” vintages.
WHEN I TOLD A family friend that I was going to Idaho to tour the state’s wine regions, he responded with a snarky quip: “I didn’t know they make potato wine.” After a weekend filled with tastings at nine wineries, I never did find that potato wine. I did, however, get a taste of why local winemakers swear that one of the best burgeoning wine regions in America is adjacent to the country’s potato basket.
November 7, 2019 – Idaho wineries and vineyards have finished their annual harvest intake process. Grape growers and winemakers say the 2019 grapes will produce balanced wines with lower alcohol content and good structure.
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