I'm sure one could produce a very satisfactory adult beverage from the crops grown in Idaho.
It's called VODKA.
The state of Washington has some micro-climates that are desert-like in the summer, thus producing excellent wine grapes for traditional Bordeaux varietals. I don't know if its neighbor to the east has such areas or not. But it would need to to make outstanding Bordeaux-style wines. There is no substitute for volcanic soil(which I assume Idaho has), that gets very dry and stressed in the summer, with temperatures that approach 100 during the day and 50 at night, with low humidity. There are few places on earth that bring all of these elements together. If Idaho has such pockets, then there is no reason why it cannot make "great" dry wine. But if it doesn't, then there is little hope. One cannot fake climate. Long Island, Virginia and Canada may make acceptable wines, with some dry wines even bordering on pretty good. But without the right climate, greatness for the Bordeaux varietals is out of the question.
What varietals is Idaho making? Perhaps the climate there is well-suited to other types of winemaking. The problem is that most people who jump into this business try to make Cab, Merlot and Chardonnay. Without the climate discussed above, good luck. But branching out to Pinot, Riesling or other non-Bordeaux varietals might be the way to go in non-traditional wine growing areas.
