Enjoy a beautiful fall day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting. (Nice weather permitting)
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Reservations Are Required - Click Here to Reserve
Weather Permitting -
Enjoy Hortenica’s homemade Chili, 2011 Red Dessert Wine with coffee or hot chocolate, and a reserve wine flight.
Bitner Vineyards may not have barrel tastings, but we have a wine fortified with Grappa and barrel-aged for 10 years (Alc. 21%).
Our Red Dessert Wine 2011 will help keep you warm and cozy.
$15 Flight / Members—2 Free Flights
Reserve Flight: 2018 Mi Tierra, 2017 Terrosa Reserve, 2019 Syrah
1.5 oz pour per sample. Non Refundable.
$35 / $25 Member
Dress warmly: all wine flights are served on the patio with limited seating and heaters— Members and their Guests Only (groups of 6 or fewer).
Wine tastings are dependent on the weather. Should weather conditions change—rain, wind, snow —we will not be able to accommodate wine tastings.
Please visit www.bitnervineyards.com on the day of your reservation for any updates or call 208.455.1870.
Closed Sunday, December 1, 2024
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Reservations Are Required - Click Here to Reserve
Weather Permitting -
Enjoy Hortenica’s homemade Chili, 2011 Red Dessert Wine with coffee or hot chocolate, and a reserve wine flight.
Bitner Vineyards may not have barrel tastings, but we have a wine fortified with Grappa and barrel-aged for 10 years (Alc. 21%).
Our Red Dessert Wine 2011 will help keep you warm and cozy.
$15 Flight / Members—2 Free Flights
Reserve Flight: 2018 Mi Tierra, 2017 Terrosa Reserve, 2019 Syrah
1.5 oz pour per sample. Non Refundable.
$35 / $25 Member
Dress warmly: all wine flights are served on the patio with limited seating and heaters— Members and their Guests Only (groups of 6 or fewer).
Wine tastings are dependent on the weather. Should weather conditions change—rain, wind, snow —we will not be able to accommodate wine tastings.
Please visit www.bitnervineyards.com on the day of your reservation for any updates or call 208.455.1870.
Closed Sunday, December 1, 2024
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Bitner Vineyards is honored and excited to work with Producer/director Forrest Burger to share the grassroots efforts to help Idaho’s bees. Stock up on your Bitner wine for a home viewing party and get a look at Idaho Public Television’s Outdoor Idaho airing Beyond The Buzz - A look at bees in Idaho.
There are 20,000 native species of bees in the world, 4,000 in the U.S., and around 700 in the state of Idaho. The majority are ground nesters. Rapid human growth threatens their habitat as earthmovers scoop them up to make way for new businesses and subdivisions.
Dr. Ron Bitner is a renowned bee expert who has traveled the world studying bees. Now he’s working with the University of Idaho, Oregon State University and the USDA bee lab in Logan, Utah, to document bee in Idaho to see what can be done to keep them healthy.
Enjoy a beautiful fall day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting.
Bitner Vineyards is honored and excited to work with Producer/director Forrest Burger to share the grassroots efforts to help Idaho’s bees. Stock up on your Bitner wine for a home viewing party and get a look at Idaho Public Television’s Outdoor Idaho airing Beyond The Buzz - A look at bees in Idaho.
There are 20,000 native species of bees in the world, 4,000 in the U.S., and around 700 in the state of Idaho. The majority are ground nesters. Rapid human growth threatens their habitat as earthmovers scoop them up to make way for new businesses and subdivisions.
Dr. Ron Bitner is a renowned bee expert who has traveled the world studying bees. Now he’s working with the University of Idaho, Oregon State University and the USDA bee lab in Logan, Utah, to document bees in Idaho to see what can be done to keep them healthy.
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Enjoy a beautiful fall day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting.
Cliff’s Country Market in Caldwell, Idaho, is celebrating its second anniversary (under new ownership with the Cunningham Family). To help with the celebration, Amy Bitner will pour several Bitner Vineyards wines on Wednesday, October 2 (2:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.).
Cliff’s Country Market
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / 2:00 pm - 4:00 p m
217 Blaine Street
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Enjoy a beautiful fall day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting.
Enjoy Off The Grid Pizza with our Petit Verdot / Merlot 2020, this wine promises to be extra delicious with Off the Grid Pizza
Sunday, September 15, 2024 / 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
There are a few reservations left for groups of 6 or fewer.
Patio reservations are required and are available to members only and their guests due to the very limited seating and staffing.
If patio reservations are booked, no worries—feel free to stop by and place a pizza order to go.
We recommend placing your pizza order 5-10 minutes before your reservation.
Please, no outside food or drink during this event, or you will be charged a $20 “foodage fee” ($20 will go directly to the Off The Grid Pizza).
Thank you for supporting Idaho’s small family businesses.
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting..
Sunday, August 18, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting..
Sunday, August 4, 2024 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bitner Vineyards Summer Wine Club Release & Member Appreciation Celebration
with MELT Food Truck Tempranillo Erlexte 2021 & Dry Rose 2023
Members Only & Their Guests (Groups of 6 or less)
Saturday, August 3, 2024 (11:45 am - 2:15 pm)
Current Wine Club Members will Receive:
(1) $5.00 Off Coupon for any order to Melt Food Truck
as a thank-you for your continued support.
($5.00 Coupon for Melt Food Truck on August 3, 2024)
Due to limited seating and staffing, patio reservations are required and available only to Wine Club Members and their guests.
If patio reservations are booked, no worries—feel free to stop by and place a sandwich order to go.
We recommend arriving 5-10 minutes before your reservation to place your food order.
Please, no outside food or drink during this event or you will be charged a $20 “foodage” fee ($20 will go directly to Melt Food Truck).
Thank you for supporting Idaho’s small family businesses.
If the temperature is over 95 degrees, MELT Food Truck (Health Code Compliance) will reschedule for another day.
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with piano performed by Paul Roach during your wine tasting or special Terrosa Vertical Flight (Terrosa 2017, 2018, 2019).
Sunday, June 23 / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Enjoy during cooler weather and the beauty of harvest time. Time To Be Announced.
Join us at Bitner Vineyards for
Wine on the rocks (and soils).
Walt Snyder (Emeritus Professor) and David Wilkins (Assoc. Professor) from the Department of Geosciences at Boise State will give an informal talk on our deck about the underlying geology, soils, and climate that make SW Idaho an excellent place for wine grapes.
Walt is a sedimentologist and will talk about the deeper geologic history of Lake Idaho. David is a geomorphologist who will discuss how geology and more recent geologic activity contribute to the terroir that defines Idaho wine.
Free to attend. Limit 20 people, Reservations are required. To reserve your spot email Amy Bitner at sales@bitnervineyards.com
Terrosa Vertical Flight
Terrosa 2019 / Terrosa 2018 / Terrosa Reserve 2017
$25 Non / $15 Member
Bitner Vineyards Terrosa Vertical Wine Tasting
In Spanish, terrosa means earthy and chalky. This wine showcases where our estate vines are grown and reflect the Snake River Valley AVA that encompasses the ancient Lake Idaho shoreline with its soil of Feltham series (foamy find sand).
Saturday, June 22 & Sunday, June 23
12pm - 5pm
Terrosa Vertical Flight
2019 Terrosa / 2018 Terrosa / 2017 Terrosa Reserve
Cost: $20 Member / $30 Non-member (cost includes 1.5-ounce pours of each wine / Non-Refundable.)
Available to members and nonmembers (groups of 4 or less).
Reservations required. Length of reservation: 55 minutes.
National Pollinator Week / June 17 - 23, 2024
Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It's a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to ptect them.
Dr. Ron Bitner will have an informal discussion on the bees of the Treasure Valley, Idaho.
Saturday, June 15 / (12:45 - 1:00pm) & (2:30 - 2:45pm)
Enjoy with a glass of the new release
2023 Dry Rose / Worker Bee Collection
Piano Performed by Paul Roach
Saturday, June 15, 2024 / 1:15pm - 4:15pm
Syrah Vertical Flight
Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15, 2024 / 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Celebrate dad, grandpa, uncle, son, or a dear friend with our award-winning Syrah Vertical Wine Tasting. The perfect wine paired with BBQ season and Dad!
2020 Syrah
Double Gold, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Double Gold, 2024 Cascadia International Wine Competition
Gold, 2024 Sunset International Wine Competition
2019 Syrah
Gold, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2018 Syrah
Double Gold / 97 Points, Sunset International Wine Competition 2022
”Strapping wild horses, nice oak frame.”
Cost: $20 Member / $30 Non-member (cost includes 1.5-ounce pours of each wine / Non-Refundable.)
Available to members and nonmembers (groups of 4 or less).
Reservations required. Length of reservation: 55 minutes.
1 ticket per person includes: 1 appetizer, 1 dinner, 1 glass of Dry Rose, Miss Kathy’s Decadent Brownie, & Tipping Gratuity to Horsewood Catering.
Celebrate the start of Idaho Wine Month with Bitner Vineyards Award-Winning
Syrah Vertical Wine Tasting
Syrah Vertical Flight
2020 Syrah
Double Gold, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Double Gold, 2024 Cascadia International Wine Competition
2019 Syrah
Gold, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2018 Syrah
Double Gold / 97 Points, Sunset International Wine Competition 2022
”Strapping wild horses, nice oak frame.”
June 7, June 8, & June 9
12pm - 5pm
Bitner Vineyards Syrah Vertical Flight
Cost: $20 Member / $30 Non-member (cost includes 1.5-ounce pours of each wine / Non-Refundable.)
Available to members and nonmembers (groups of 4 or less).
Reservations required. Length of reservation: 55 minutes.
Weekend Wine Special
Purchase 2020 Syrah (1 bottle / $40), and get the second Syrah bottle for 1/2 off ($20).
$20 Savings on a second bottle of our Double / Double Gold Syrah!
Celebrate the start of Idaho Wine Month with Bitner Vineyards Award-Winning
Syrah Vertical Wine Tasting
Syrah Vertical Flight
2020 Syrah
Double Gold, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Double Gold, 2024 Cascadia International Wine Competition
2019 Syrah
Gold, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2018 Syrah
Double Gold / 97 Points, Sunset International Wine Competition 2022
”Strapping wild horses, nice oak frame.”
Saturday, June 1 / Sunday, June 2
12pm - 5pm
Bitner Vineyards Syrah Vertical Flight
Cost: $20 Member / $30 Non-member (cost includes 1.5-ounce pours of each wine / Non-Refundable.)
Available to members and nonmembers (groups of 4 or less).
Reservations required. Length of reservation: 55 minutes.
Weekend Wine Special
Purchase 2020 Syrah (1 bottle / $40), and get the second Syrah bottle for 1/2 off ($20).
$20 Savings on a second bottle of our Double / Double Gold Syrah!
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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World Bee Day is May 20, 2024.
Every year on this date, the attention of the global public is drawn to the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators.
Join us in celebrating this special day with our
Tempranillo – Erlexte Library Flight 2015, 2016, and 2019.
Friday, May 17 / Saturday, May 18 / Sunday, May 20
12pm - 5pm
”Erle” is bee and “Etxe” is house.
Put together, these words form beehive or where the bees live. Erletxe. Pronounced “air” and then “ leche” (just like milk in Spanish.)
Celebrate World Bee Day / Tempranillo Erlexte Library Flight
Cost: $25 Member / $35 Non-member (cost includes 1.5-ounce pours of each wine / Non-Refundable.)
Available to members only and their guests (groups of 6 or less).
Reservations required. Length of reservation: 55 minutes.
www.pollinator.org has a wealth of information and resources to help protect, preserve, and promote bees and other pollinators.
Spring Wine Club
Release Date Friday, May 10, 2024
2020 Chardonnay
2019 Menopause Merlot - New
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - New
(Bodegas & Primo Members)
Members Celebrate Spring Wine Release with Mom, Sister, Aunt, Grandma, or a Dear Friend with a Menopause Merlot Vertical Flight
2016 Merlot / 2018 Merlot / 2019 Merlot
Lady Wine CLub Members receive a Free Menopause Merlot Flight (1 per membership)
$35 / $25 Member
Tasting Room is Closed Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Spring Wine Club
Release Date Friday, May 10, 2024
2020 Chardonnay
2019 Menopause Merlot - New
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - New
(Bodegas & Primo Members)
Members Celebrate Spring Wine Release with Mom, Sister, Aunt, Grandma, or a Dear Friend with a Menopause Merlot Vertical Flight
2016 Merlot / 2018 Merlot / 2019 Merlot
Lady Wine CLub Members receive a Free Menopause Merlot Flight (1 per membership)
$35 / $25 Member
Enjoy Earth Day with a special Reserve Wine Flight
MI TIERRA “MY EARTH” WINE FLIGHT
2014 Mi Tierra, 2016 Mi Tierra, 2017 Terrosa Reserve
Available Saturday, April 20 & Sunday, April 21
1.5 oz Pour Per Sample. Non-Refundable.
$45 / Member $30
67% Syrah, 33% Petit Verdot
Estate Bitner Vineyards - Snake River Valley, Idaho
Bee-Friendly Farming. LIVE Certified. Salmon-Safe Certified.
Mi Tierra, Spanish for “my earth”. This 2016 vintage is only the fourth Mi Tierra release that we have produced! This 2016 Barrel Select showcases depth and intensity from Syrah and Petit Verdot grapes thriving through Idaho’s Snake River Valley. Following fermentation, our Barrel Select is aged in New French Oak barrels for three years. This wine conveys the loveliness of Idaho’s Land.
- Taste the difference.
Tasting Notes
Mi Tierra is a full-bodied, powerhouse wine with firm oak tannins. Aromas of boysenberry and black currant greet the nose with hints of ginger and anise. The ripe flavors of rich black fruit and dark chocolate are accompanied by earthy vanilla notes, leading to a long, elegant finish. This Mi Tierra will continue to develop greater complexity and character with additional aging.
Wine Maker: Greg Koenig
Vineyard: Bitner Vineyards
Appellation: Snake River Valley, Idaho
Farming Practices: Bee-Friendly Farming, LIVE Certified, Salmon-Safe Certified.
Aging: New French Oak (3 years)
Alcohol: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: Nil
Production: 65 cases
Price: $120 / Member $105
2016 Mi Tierra, Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023
Gold, Cascadia International Wine Competition
2014 Mi Tierra, 90 points, James Suckling (78 cases)
2013 Mi Tierra, 91 points, James Suckling (66 cases)
2010 Mi Tierra, (66 cases)
Enjoy a beautiful day at Bitner Vineyards with acoustic guitar performed by Steve Fultz during your tasting reservation.
Patio Reservations are Required - Click Here to Reserve
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Celebrate sunshine and spring with dear friends and members with a unique opportunity to taste a very limited, elegant Cabernet Franc.
With the limited case production, 2019 Cabernet Franc will be offered to taste this weekend in our Reserve Wine Flight:
$25 Members / $35 Non Members
3 wines / 1.5 oz pour per sample. Non-Refundable Tasting.
2019 Cabernet Franc - Vineyard Select
2016 Petit Verdot / Merlot
Outstanding, Great NW Wine Review, 2021
Gold, Great NW Wine Invitational Competition 2020
Gold, Idaho Wine Competition 2020
2016 Mi Tierra
Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023
Gold, Cascadia International Wine Competition 2023
Our neighbors and friends, Keith and Pearl Martin, planted a small vineyard in 2012 on the slope east of our patio. Dr. Ron Bitner encouraged them to set aside a section for Cabernet Franc, which was rarely cultivated in Idaho. They planted 270 vines in untrellised “goblet style”, which produces smaller clusters and lower yield, resulting in more intense flavors.
Our third vintage of Cabernet Franc features aromas of red plum that lend to noble tannins and complexity. The result is bliss: cassis, spiced chocolate, roasted pepper, and a toasted caramel finish. Leave you wanting more; unfortunately there is not much to share - again.
This wine’s fine grained tannins and lush earth tones show very well with beef stew, butternut squash ravioli with sage and toasted pine nuts, and berry cobbler.
Wine Maker: James Nederend & Martin Fujishin
Production 2019: 46 cases
2020: Zero cases
2019: 46 cases
2018: 46 cases
2017: 20% blend 2017 Terrosa Reserve
2016: 113 cases
Limit 1 Case Per Membership
The Cabernet Franc is not a wine club release and memberships will not be automatically charged.
Special Note – If you are not able to visit the tasting room soon and would like to purchase Cabernet Franc; contact Amy Bitner –amy@bitnervineyards.com. As we are limited to 2019 Cabernet Franc - Vineyard Select and one of everyone’s favorite this wine will sell out quickly.
Celebrate sunshine and spring with dear friends and members with a unique opportunity to taste a very limited, elegant Cabernet Franc.
With the limited case production, 2019 Cabernet Franc will be offered to taste this weekend in our Reserve Wine Flight:
$25 Members / $35 Non Members
3 wines / 1.5 oz pour per sample. Non-Refundable Tasting.
2019 Cabernet Franc - Vineyard Select
2016 Petit Verdot / Merlot
Outstanding, Great NW Wine Review, 2021
Gold, Great NW Wine Invitational Competition 2020
Gold, Idaho Wine Competition 2020
2016 Mi Tierra
Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2023
Gold, Cascadia International Wine Competition 2023
Our neighbors and friends, Keith and Pearl Martin, planted a small vineyard in 2012 on the slope east of our patio. Dr. Ron Bitner encouraged them to set aside a section for Cabernet Franc, which was rarely cultivated in Idaho. They planted 270 vines in untrellised “goblet style”, which produces smaller clusters and lower yield, resulting in more intense flavors.
Our third vintage of Cabernet Franc features aromas of red plum that lend to noble tannins and complexity. The result is bliss: cassis, spiced chocolate, roasted pepper, and a toasted caramel finish. Leave you wanting more; unfortunately there is not much to share - again.
This wine’s fine grained tannins and lush earth tones show very well with beef stew, butternut squash ravioli with sage and toasted pine nuts, and berry cobbler.
Wine Maker: James Nederend & Martin Fujishin
Production 2019: 46 cases
2020: Zero cases
2019: 46 cases
2018: 46 cases
2017: 20% blend 2017 Terrosa Reserve
2016: 113 cases
Limit 1 Case Per Membership
The Cabernet Franc is not a wine club release and memberships will not be automatically charged.
Special Note – If you are not able to visit the tasting room soon and would like to purchase Cabernet Franc; contact Amy Bitner –amy@bitnervineyards.com. As we are limited to 2019 Cabernet Franc - Vineyard Select and one of everyone’s favorite this wine will sell out quickly.
