Hi, I just joined this group and wanted to introduce myself. My wife and I moved to Southwestern Idaho about a year and a half ago after growing up and spending our careers in sunny So. Calif.
One of the things I love about this area (and I didn't know it when we moved here) is that we are right in the middle of Idaho's fast growing wine industry. Within 15 miles of our home are 8 of the Gem State's finest award winning wineries.
If you want to learn more about our wines, I encourage you to visit the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers web site at
Also, I am trying to start a Yahoo group about Idaho wines and invite local wine makers to post articles and maybe even schedule live chats with them. But I can't do that until the group's membership builds up so please consider joining at
Thanks and I look forward to being an active member of alt.food.wine
Mike