Snake River Valley AVA
If a wine is labeled with an AVA, or for wines to bear the Snake River Valley AVA label, at least 85% of the grapes that make up the wine must have been grown in the designated AVA, and the wine must be fully finished in the state where the AVA is located.
The Snake River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area that encompasses an area in Southwestern Idaho and two counties in eastern Oregon. The Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission and the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor filed the petition to recognize the AVA, and it was granted in 2007.
The Southwestern Idaho counties of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington, and the Eastern Oregon counties of Malheur and Baker.
The AVA encompasses 15 wineries, 46 vineyards, and 1,800 acres (728 ha) of commercial vineyard production.
10 Best Snake River Valley Wineries & Vineyards
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Koenig Vineyards
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Hat Ranch Winery and Vineyard
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Bitner Vineyards
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Ste. Chapelle Winery & Tasting Room
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Fujishin Family Cellars
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Huston Vineyards
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Hells Canyon Winery & Zhoo Zhoo
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Sawtooth Winery & Tasting Room
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Williamson Orchards & Vineyards
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SCORIA Vineyards



