CALDWELL, Idaho — The Williamson family has been looking for a distinctively different dry white wine to pour in their tasting room on Idaho’s historic Sunnyslope in the Snake River Valley. Judges at the 2020 Idaho Wine Competition believe the Williamsons made a delicious decision when they planted the brilliant Spanish white grape Albariño. The […]
CALDWELL, Idaho – Greg Koenig recently sold his showpiece winery in the Snake River Valley to James and Sydney Nederend, yet the awards continue to pour out of Koenig Vineyards, the latest being best of show at the 2019 Idaho Wine Competition. A group of wine professionals from Washington state, New Orleans and Idaho selected the Koenig […]
The 10th annual Idaho Wine Competition is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Caldwell’s Sunnyslope Wine District on the campus of Koenig Vineyards. This marks a decade during which the judging has been orchestrated by Great Northwest Wine in a collaboration with the Idaho Wine Commission on behalf of the state’s wine industry. Last year’s […]
CALDWELL, Idaho — Martin Fujishin has been on quite a run in the past two years, and now he’s got best of show at the 2018 Idaho Wine Competition to add to his history. The winemaker who grew up in the Snake River Valley community of Adrian, Ore., topped the field of 143 entries with […]
The 2018 Idaho Wine Competition is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 21 in Caldwell’s Sunnyslope Wine District on the campus of Koenig Vineyards. Wineries seeking to enter the judging should visit this link. This year’s judging panel features: Kristine Bono, direct to consumer manager, Tertulia Cellars, Walla Walla, Wash. Ilene Dudunake, owner, A New Vintage Wine […]
The 2018 Idaho Wine Competition will be staged Aug. 21 at Koenig Vineyards in Caldwell’s Sunnyslope Wine District. Results will be published that day.
CALDWELL, Idaho – An off-dry Riesling from one of the Pacific Northwest’s top winemakers won best of show Tuesday afternoon at the eighth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Boise native Melanie Krause wowed the judges with her Cinder Wines 2016 Off-Dry Riesling. The graduate of Washington State University who trained and made wine at Chateau Ste. […]
The 2017 Idaho Wine Competition is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 19 in Caldwell’s Sunnyslope Wine District on the campus of Koenig Vineyards. This year’s judging panel features: Sheri Sauter Morano, MW, Durham, N.C. Austin Drehmel, wine steward, Fred Meyer, Garden City Ilene Dudunake, owner, A New Vintage Wine Shop, Meridian Jackie Elo, wine buyer, JW […]
BOISE, Idaho – A dessert wine from one of Idaho’s top winemakers won best of show Tuesday afternoon at the seventh annual Idaho Wine Competition. Koenig Vineyards’ 2014 Botrytis Single Berry Select Riesling, a late-harvest Riesling made in the style of a German trockenbeerenauslese, was the winner. “No way! That’s so cool,” Greg Koenig told […]
CALDWELL, Idaho – A dry Muscat from the Sunnyslope Wine District earned best of show Tuesday at the sixth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Hat Ranch Winery in Caldwell won for its 2014 Dry Muscat, the first crop from its estate grapes. The wine was crafted by Tim and Helen Harless, who launched their small winery […]