Policy, Passion, and Cabernet
“Back in the early days,” Skip recalls, “Idaho had no laws for wine. Saint Chapelle, Ron Bitner—these guys were pioneers. As the Senator from that area, I carried the legislation that really created the rules for Idaho wine.”
Tammy de Weerd, Spoken Wines
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Policy, Passion, and Cabernet
“Back in the early days,” Skip recalls, “Idaho had no laws for wine. Saint Chapelle, Ron Bitner—these guys were pioneers. As the Senator from that area, I carried the legislation that really created the rules for Idaho wine.”
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