We selected meatballs and a chicken pot pie for our entre. This restaurant is home to the Snake River Winery and Stack Rock Cidery tasting rooms, so we started our meal with a refreshing glass of wine and some Warm Acme Bread. (editor’s note – pour a little of this on your morning oatmeal and breakfast will never be the same!) Our friends also joined the Koenig Wine Club, a subscription to receive wines several times a year, so I know our friends were impressed with the c aliber of wine they were tasting on the Sunnyslope.īy now, our taste buds needed a break so we made a quick stop at Vine & Branch Ranch. The box in the trunk got a bit heavier with some Sangiovese, Fraser Vineyard Cabernet, a Merlot to knock your socks off, some Ice Wine and a bottle of maple syrup aged in bourbon barrels. Their focus on quality grapes within sight of the winery and traditional winemaking produces wonderful reds. And, when we tasted the wines they were definitely sold on the idea of sharing their discovery with some of their friends! O ld-world style reds are Koenig’s specialty. The facility is striking and really amazed our friends who have likely seen hundreds of tasting rooms. Their Tuscan inspired facility down by the Snake River became too small as the popularity of Idaho wines has increased. Stop number two was at the beautiful Koenig Vineyards. Our friends immediately started planning a menu for the next weekend around their first Sunnyslope treasure as we jumped into one car to continue our afternoon adventure. Annie, one of the wineries first employees, and her now growing team lead us through their tasting menu and our friends walked out with an amazing Tempranillo. He sources grapes from the Sunnyslope and Adrian areas. He has been making his own wine since 2009 and has done a great job showcasing the Sunnyslope and the Snake River Valley AVA’s winemaking prowess. Martin Fujishin’s career started on the family farm with row crops just a few miles away in Adrian, Oregon. It exudes a ton of history and charm and was also named the 2018 Winery of The Year by Wine Press Northwest. The tasting room was part of the old Robison Fruit Ranch and is located right after the “Big Turn” towards Marsing. The Fujishin and Lost West tasting room was a great place to start. We were prepared with a cooler in the back with some water, comfy shoes, and attitudes of explorers. We met up at Fujishin Family Cellars at high noon on a sunny spring Friday. They also were looking for a nice white wine to go with some clams they were steaming the next night so we were also on a bit of a culinary quest!
Well, it was time to fix that this spring. Yup, they have lived within 30 minutes of the heart of Idaho wine country for years and have never been to Sunnyslope. So, I was shocked and pleased to be asked to take them on their first Sunnyslope wine tour. They are real Old World, French traditional varietals, wine lovers.
They have traveled to France multiple times, experienced true Champagne tastings, frequent Napa Valley and have a great wine cellar. We have some good friends that love wine.
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