![]() Highpoint Cider near the Idaho-Wyoming border topped the field for the second straight year at the Idaho Wine & Cider Competition, this time with its Alpenglow Cellar Series No. Highpoint Cider returns to pinnacle with Alpenglow The welcome reception/dinner for judges was in downtown Boise at Anthony’s, two blocks from the judging panel’s AAA Four Diamond accommodations at The Grove Hotel. Those providing support for this year’s Idaho Wine & Cider Competition include Anthony’s Restaurants, Visit Boise, Corteva Agriscience, Koenig Vineyards and Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness. ![]() Kathryn House McClaskey, winemaking consultant/educator, House of Wine, Boise Annie Morrison, on-premise wine/beer sales representative, Hayden Beverage Co., Boise and Peg San Felippo, certified sommelier/journalist, Milwaukee, Wis., columnist, City & Shore magazine, Deerfield Beach, Fla. Lane Hoss, vice-president of operations/wine buyer of Anthony’s Restaurants, Kirkland, Wash. Ilene Dudunake, owner, A New Vintage Wine Shop, Meridian, Idaho Nate Frazier, sales representative, Barrique Distributing, Garden City, Idaho Guy Harris, owner/wholesaler/importer, Cru Selections, Woodinville, Wash. This year’s panel featured Kristin Ackerman-Bacon, publisher/CEO, Sip Magazine and Cidercraft Magazine, Seattle Tim Donahue, Horse Thief Wine Consulting, Walla Walla, Wash. For the 2023 comparative tasting, the commission brought in judges from both coasts, and the group elevated 37 wines and five ciders to a gold medal or better. Results are used to help promote Idaho Wine & Cider Month, which includes the industry’s signature event - Savor Idaho on Sunday, June 13 across the Idaho Botanical Garden in Boise.įor the 14th consecutive year, the competition was organized by Great Northwest Wine, a regional media company based in Washington state, in an on-going collaboration with the Idaho Wine Commission. The May 23 judging attracted a record 214 entries. Sidebar: Unique approach to ice wine leads to win for Nederend, Koenig Vineyards ![]() “He’s been making amazing wines for years and years and really helped push the Idaho wine industry forward along the way.” “For us, we’re proud to carry on Greg’s tradition,” James says. This spring, the Koenig Vineyards nonvintage Riesling Ice Wine - a blend primarily from the 2021 harvest - outshined all other comers at the annual Gem State judging. Several months later, the Koenig 2018 Riesling Ice Wine was voted as Idaho’s No. Instead, it was James Nederend and his wife, Sydney, who purchased Koenig Vineyards in 2019 at Greg’s request. This time, however, it wasn’t founder Greg Koenig who doted on those icy marbles of Riesling and took the voluptuous wine to bottle. (Photo by Traci Degerman / )ĬALDWELL, Idaho - It was no shock to see the storied Riesling ice wine program at Koenig Vineyards win best of show in the 2023 Idaho Wine & Cider Competition - the third time in the past decade. The sweepstakes winners for the 2023 Idaho Wine & Cider Competition are the Highpoint Cider Cellar Series Alpenglow, Split Rail Winery 2022 White Noise Pétillant Naturel, Koenig Vineyards NV Riesling Ice Wine, Williamson Vineyards 2020 Sangiovese and Hat Ranch Winery 2022 Unoaked Chardonnay.
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