Top 100 wines of Idaho
Discover the top 100 best wines of Idaho as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Idaho and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Idaho
Idaho is the third largest state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, bordered by the famous wine states of Oregon and Washington. Currently, Idaho is better known for its potatoes than for its wine. However, with the rapid growth of the wine business and the quality of the wines produced here in recent decades, its profile is rising.
Idaho's different mesoClimates allow for many different styles of wine to be produced.
Initially, the state was much better known for its cool-climate wines, produced from Grape varieties such as Riesling (including Icewine), Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Climate change has led to a greater emphasis on red wines, including the more structured Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo and Malbec.
Idaho's wine production is primarily in the southwest, near the Oregon border. Some is in the northern Part of the state, the panhandle, on the border with Washington, and around Boise in south-central Idaho.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Idaho
wines from the region of Idaho go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, rack of lamb in a salt crust or fideuà (spain).
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Idaho
On the nose in the region of Idaho often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth.
News from the vineyard of Idaho
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