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But not all change is bad, as this half-dozen of new wineries and tasting rooms in Idaho are here to prove. And with vaccines and temperatures on... [Read More](https://blog.idahowines.org/new-winery-roundup) [![holesinsky-winery-vineyard-tractor-in-vines](https://blog.idahowines.org/hubfs/TRACTOR.jpg)](https://blog.idahowines.org/holesinsky-winery) Apr 14, 2021  |  [Winemakers & Growers Feature](https://blog.idahowines.org/tag/winemakers-growers-feature) Holesinsky Vineyard & Winery: Of Chardonnay and hand sanitizer You probably wouldn’t imagine going to a winery to pick up hand sanitizer. But if you lived anywhere near Buhl, Idaho in the past year, you just might have done so. For James Holesinsky, owner and... 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[Read More](https://blog.idahowines.org/inside-coiled-wines) [![at-home-date-night-wine-pour](https://blog.idahowines.org/hubfs/Athomedatenightheader.png)](https://blog.idahowines.org/at-home-date-night-pairings) Jan 27, 2021  |  [Support Local Wine](https://blog.idahowines.org/tag/support-local-wine) 10 at-home, date-night pairings to heat up cold nights These stay-at-home date night ideas are so good, you may never leave the house again. [Read More](https://blog.idahowines.org/at-home-date-night-pairings) [![](https://blog.idahowines.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://blog.idahowines.org/jovinea-cellars-and-the-power-of-persistence) Jan 13, 2021  |  [Winemakers & Growers Feature](https://blog.idahowines.org/tag/winemakers-growers-feature) Jovinea Cellars and the power of persistence Jovinea – pronounced joe-vinh-Ā-uh (with a long "a," not a long "e") – of [Jovinea Cellars](https://www.jovinea.com/), is a combination of two words. 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