News & Updates

Check in to see what we've been up to at 3100 Cellars as we work to bring delicious sparkling Idaho wines to your table. Whether it's a picture, or an article that is about 3100, or maybe just about the Idaho wine industry in general, this is the page to come to when you're needing an update on what's going on in our cellar.

Sip Northwest - 3100 Cellars has a Big, Bright, & Bubbly Future

"In a region where big, bold reds rule, sparkling never wins Best of Show. Until now."
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WOW! 3100 Cellars Tops 10th Annual Cascadia International Wine Competition

"And for the first time in the event’s 10-year history, a bottle of bubbles burst through as the top wine of the tasting."
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2017 Whitewater - Wine of the Week

"It opens with a bit of yeast and lemon in the nose before lime, lemon, Granny Smith apple and juicy acidity wash across the palate."
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2021 Great Northwest Wine Invitational

"Bubble maven Hailey Minder continued her recent roll with her own 3100 Cellars brand when her 2016 Whitewater was voted as the top example...
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2018 Runoff Rosé Awarded Double Gold!

2018 Runoff Rosé Awarded Double Gold at the Idaho Wine Competition.
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2021 Fall Release

It's fall release, and where else is better to celebrate, than in McCall!
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2016 Whitewater Takes Best Sparkling at Idaho Wine Competition

"For the second straight year, Idaho’s top sparkling wine came from young 3100 Cellars and Hailey Minder, who also makes wine for the...
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2016 Runoff Rosé deemed best sparkling in Idaho

"Best Sparkling went to the 3100 Cellars 2016 Runoff Rosé, which is the young project of Hailey Minder, who grew up in the Snake River...
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Idaho's only all Sparkling Winery

3100 Cellars has struggled to beat it's own drum over the years. A part of this has to do with starting Idaho's first all sparkling winery in an...
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Reframing The Importance of Now

Every couple of weeks Hailey and I receive a cut out of some article typically from the Wall Street Journal and typically from Hailey's father Lee....
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Pét Nat? Say What?

Pét nat, short for Pétillant Naturel, is a type of sparkling wine that is made by bottling your wine while it is fermenting instead of letting the...
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Boise State Public Radio - Idaho Wineries Happy To See Grape Harvest Going Well

"After a long and heavy winter wrecked much of southwest Idaho’s 2017 grape harvest, local vineyards and wineries alike are excited to see that...
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The Cork Report - Not Just Potatoes: Finding Diversity and Deliciousness in Idaho Wine Country

We had a lovely visit from Lenn Thompson at the beginning of the harvest season this year. He was visiting from the East Coast and we had a great...
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North Forker - Idaho is about more than just potatoes: Uncork the Forks

We had a lovely visit from Lenn Thompson at the beginning of the harvest season this year. He was visiting from the East Coast and we had a great...
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Eat Sip Trip - Idaho wine is the Pacific Northwest's greatest secret

"When you think of Idaho, you might think of outdoor adventures and potatoes. But, wine? Believe it or not, the young, small, yet mighty and...
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Bloomberg - Eight American Sparkling Wines for a Festive Fourth of July

While our wines aren't featured in this article, Birichino's sparkling Malvasia is! We have tried this wine, and some of the others on the list,...
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Great Northwest Wine - Savor Idaho serves as delicious barometer for Idaho wine industry

We poured at our first Savor Idaho this summer! It was so much fun seeing so many familiar faces, and getting to meet so many new Idaho wine...
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Boise State Public Radio - Idaho Matters - Idaho Wine Industry Leads Idaho Agriculture

The Idaho Matters team talked to the Idaho Wine Commission about the explosive growth of vineyards and wineries in the Snake River Valley.
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