According to Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission, “Idaho wineries swept the annual Northwest Wine Summit Competition.” Here’s the Commissions summary of the event:
Once again Idaho shows itself to be a growing industry and came out standing strong against tough competition. The competition extended across the Northwest including wines from Oregon, Washington, Idaho...
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RICHLAND, Wash. – This week, about 300 bloggers and winemakers are set to descend on Walla Walla in Eastern Washington, for a sold-out conference. Organizers say it’s the first wine conference for bloggers held outside of California. Correspondent Anna King reports.
Meet J.J. Williams. His family owns a winery on a dusty Eastern Washington hill...
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After a long, lingering winter, Spring has finally sprung here in southern Idaho. To celebrate, NPR’s Edible Idaho is trying something new:
A weekly radio show called The Market & Garden Report.
Every Friday morning beginning April 30th during Morning Edition on Boise State Radio (KBSX 91.5), producer Guy Hand will bring you the news on...
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(GH: Northwest News Network correspondent Anna King reports on wine tweeting for Northwest Public Radio.)
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2010
RICHLAND, WA – Thousands of assessments of Washington merlot zipped across cyberspace last night. Vino experts and average wine fans alike logged on to Twitter for a virtual wine tasting event. It’s a first for the...
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(GH: Anna King of The Northwest News Network reports on a battle between wine makers and wine critics on Northwest Public Radio.)
Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010
RICHLAND, WA – Some big names in the Northwest wine industry have been quarrelling publicly — online. Gut punches on Facebook have led to rebuttals on blogs and plenty...
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Garden City based Cinder Winery has been on the receiving end of some very good press lately (not that that’s altogether unusual thing for husband and wife team Joe Schnerr & Melanie Krause).
In February, Cinder made Wine Business Monthly’s seventh annual “Hot Small Brands” list, which the magazine says “includes some of today’s most exciting...
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(GH: Anna King of The Northwest News Network reports on a law that would allow wine tasting at farmers’ markets.)
RICHLAND, WA – Washington wineries are asking state lawmakers to include them in farmers’ markets. A new bill in Olympia would allow wineries to give small sips of their libations at markets in a pilot...
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(GH: Radio producer Anna King of the Northwest News Network reports on a Washington winemaker’s work at brewing local bubbly. Cheers.)
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Christmas is over. But a portly guy with a white beard is still hard at work in his workshop. He’s not making toys in the North Pole, but rather bottles of...
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Agricultural weekly The Capital Press says “Grape lovers in Treasure Valley no longer have to travel outside the area to attend viticulture classes.”
According to the paper, an introductory course involving both classroom and vineyard work began this fall at the Treasure Valley Community College just across the border in Ontario, Oregon.
“Some of the...
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(GH: A story from Anna King at the Northwest News Network on a winning Washington wine)
RICHLAND, WA – A Washington State winery has earned an honor that could translate into big sales for the Northwest wine industry. Out of 17,000 wines, it landed the number-one spot on Wine Spectator magazine’s top 100 list....
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