Tasting Tour. Sample the vintages at region's seven wineries

He's sampled wines in France and regularly tours Washington's Yakima Valley wineries.

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Snyder Winery

When to go:Winter tasting hours are 1 p.m. to restaurant closing (9:30 p.m. or later) on Fridays and Saturdays, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Or by appointment, 543-6938. Regular hours expand in early May.

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Snyder Winery

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Carmela Vineyards

When to go:Tastings are seven days a week, year-round: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. Large groups are fine here.

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Carmela Vineyards

The lovely Carmela Vineyards is a popular place for weddings, but its wine tasting room has a commercial feeling.

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Old Vine Sweet is a red table wine produced at Carmela Vineyards.

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Carmela Vineyards

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Thousand Springs Winery

When to go:Tastings are by appointment, year-round; 837-4557, thousandspringswinery.com.

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Thousand Springs Winery

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Holesinsky Organic Vineyard and Winery

When to go: Tastings are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays year-round, and by appointment; 543-6940 or 420-9887, holesinsky.com. Holesinsky's tasting room can accommodate about 10 people.

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Holesinsky Organic Vineyard and Winery

Photos and video by Ashley Smith

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Cold Springs Winery

When to go:The tasting room is open year-round from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and at other times by appointment; 366-7993. Eight or 10 tasters is all Cold Springs can handle well without special arrangements, co-owner Bill Ringert said; "It's hard to talk to 15 people at th…

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Cold Springs Winery

Jamie Martin, right, de-stems and crushes riesling grapes Friday at Cold Springs Winery.

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Cold Springs Winery

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Hegy's South Hills Vineyard and Winery

When to go:Put this one on your list for spring. Hegy's offers tastings by appointment until the end of October, then closes for the winter and reopens for tastings in early March. Call208-599-0074.

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Hegy's South Hills Vineyard and Winery

The Hegy’s winery specializes in riesling.

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Hegy's South Hills Vineyard and Winery

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Frenchman's Gulch

When to go:Tastings are 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays, or by appointment. In November, however, those hours might shrink to just Saturdays.

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Frenchman’s Gulch

You know you’ve arrived at the Frenchman’s Gulch tasting room in Ketchum if you see the cask hanging from the roof.

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Tasting Tour Map

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