On Wednesday morning the low temperature out here at the Stowe Vineyard was 28 degrees F, frost on the windshield of my truck was thick and vineyard damage was inevitable. After walking through the vineyard over the past couple days though, not all was as bad as originally thought. The Riesling and Syrah are still
1. Sulfites are naturally occurring in all wines, this is because they are a natural by-product of fermentation. Very rarely, if ever, is a wine made that is truly sulfite free. 2. By adding sulfites, the natural flavors of the wine are allowed to shine through. This is because sulfites are primarily used for their
Sunday was the 2oth annual Mothers Day Wine Tasting event out at Sawtooth Winery. This event was originally set up by Brad Pintler (Sawtooth), Bill Stowe (Indian Creek), Cheyne Weston (Weston), and Steve Robertson (Hells Canyon). The four of them were responsible for everything that went into it. This year the four guys handed over
This weekend for Mother’s Day, we will be offering free mini-cheeseplates to all moms. We will also be featuring a sale on the Cabernet Sauvignon: 25% off 6+bottles. Also, all shirts are buy 1, get one half off! What a deal! Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 12 – 5. See you out here.
Last night we had a pretty good little spring storm out at the Stowe Vineyard. During dinner I noticed a giant rainbow hovering over Boise. I jumped up and took a few shots. It was great to catch budbreak in the vineyard as the rainbow was in the sky.
The Kuna Melba News won big on Saturday night at the Idaho Press Club award ceremony taking home 7 awards. Although the Kuna-Melba News took home a number of 1st place medals, we are most excited about the Honorable Mention they received in Business Reporting for “Indian Creek named Winery of the Year“. Yeah! Congrats
Tammy and I came home from dinner last night to see a couple baby foxes just off the side of the road at the bottom of the vineyard. Tonight I decided to test my patience and wait for them to come back out of their den. After what seemed like forever they finally became comfortable
Join us for the annual Mother’s Day Wine Tasting Event at Sawtooth Estate Winery. Should be a great time with tastings and sales of at least 15 local wineries, BBQ from Porterhouse Catering, chocolates from Donya Maries, Almond Tree almonds, smoothies from Keva Juice, candles from Flickering Scents, jewelry from Miss Courageous, beautiful artwork from Suzanne Lee
The McFadden Market Co-op is bringing a new farmers market to Meridian this summer. While the co-op has yet to open it’s doors at it’s downtown Meridian location, they will be holding a weekly market every Tuesday from 5pm-8pm in the Meridian City Hall parking lot. Sounds like it will be a great time with local
Budbreak is here at Indian Creek Winery’s Stowe Vineyard. Below are a few photos of what will become the 2009 vintage. The first two photos are of the Chardonnay vines and the last photo is of a concord vine we have planted in the lawn. Over the next few weeks these tiny green leaves will
As many may already know, we have a new baby out here at Indian Creek Winery. Tammy went to the Meridian Valley Humane Society about 2 weeks ago and saved a 6 month old pup. She is half black lab and half border collie (with a little heeler in there too maybe?). In coming up
We had a great time on Saturday when the Treasure Valley Mustang and Ford Club came out to the winery. Mui made some great Thai food and fun was had by all. Tammy made up some custom labeled wine for the group as well that sold out in a heartbeat. Here are a few photos