After 29 years of service to Ste. Chapelle Winery, legendary Idaho Winemaker Maurine Johnson is leaving to take a new position with Hogue Cellars in Washington State. Effective July 7, Sawtooth Estate Winery Winemaker Meredith Smith will be promoted to head winemaker of both estates for Precept Wine in Idaho. “Maurine is an institution in …
Idaho’s quickly-growing wine scene is capturing the attention of the wine trade across the country. In a recently released story in Marketwatch, “Eyes on Idaho,” by Angel Antin, Precept Wine CEO Andrew Browne enthusiastically participated and opined on Idaho’s promise. An excerpt: “Idaho’s story is in the bottle,” says Andrew Browne, president and CEO of …
Copyright 2015 Salt Lake Tribune Read the full story here. A trip to wine country is closer than you think. Instead of heading west to California and its famed winemaking regions in Napa and Sonoma, go north to Idaho, where there are more than just potatoes. There are 51 wineries throughout the Gem State, but …
Copyright 2014 Seattle Times The state’s scrappy wine industry is on a serious roll. It now boasts 50 wineries, located primarily in the Snake River Valley west of Boise. “THANKS TO a little help from Washington, Idaho is finally gaining some well-deserved recognition as an up-and-coming wine region. It’s been a long time developing, but …
Copyright Great Northwest Wine 2014 Written By Andy Perdue According to Great Northwest Wine, Chardonnay is America’s favorite wine. In Washington, it’s the No. 1 wine grape variety and in Oregon it is the No. 2. Chardonnay is a chameleon of a wine grape, producing both a crisp wine with beautiful tropical fruit flavors as …