The Treasure Valley Wine Society extends a warm Thank-You to everyone who attended the 4th Annual Idaho Wine Festival. This year the event was held on Friday, August 24, 2007 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm at the Crystal Ballroom, 2nd Floor Hoff Building, 802 W Bannock Street, Boise, ID.
The Idaho Wine Festival is the largest juried wine competition in Idaho. The event judges only wines produced and created in Idaho wineries. 104 wines from 21 Idaho wineries were offered for the competition.
The wines are judged by a panel of judges experienced in wine making, wine distribution and food and wine paring. The judging follows strict guidelines used in other regional and national competitions. Judging is done using the Davis 20 Point System. The results provide information to assist consumers in purchasing high quality Idaho wines. Results of the judging will be presented later in the evening with the awarding of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Best of Show medals.
Karen McMillan - Boise, ID. Wine Broker for Young's Markets. Manager of the Western Wineries Division.
Erik McLaughlin - Boise, ID. 8th Street Wine Company Proprietor. He is known nationally as one of the leading experts on wine and the business of wine in the country.
Greg Barnes - Boise, ID. Owner/Buyer J.R. Premier Wines an Idaho Fine Wine Distributor, started 2 years ago to represent small production "boutique" wineries from the U.S. and Spain; focused on hard to find wines into the Idaho market. 10 years experience in restaurant management and development in Boise, ID, Jackson Hole, WY and Idaho Falls, ID.
Dominique Mahé - , is almost from Idaho [via France] and has had experience as a Cellar Master and assistant winemaker at Ste. Chapelle. He then spent some time making wine in Australia. He was the enologist at Rex Hill in Oregon before his present position as assistant wine maker at Willakenzie in the Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon.
2007 Idaho Wine Festival Entry Forms and Information
