From lcvalley.dailyfly.com
BOVILL – Camas Prairie Winery in Bovill, Idaho is North Idaho’s oldest winery that houses six different types of meads and various wines making it the perfect destination to celebrate International Mead Day.
The winery itself has been in business since 1983, however, owner Jeremy and his wife Heidi Ritter took over about 10 years ago. Camas Prairie was home to meads long before the Ritter’s celebrated the grand re-opening, but it was always something that peaked their interest.
“I got into it as first as a hobby,” said Ritter. “When the business was for sale I took to opportunity to keep it going”.
Mead is a honey fermented wine that has proved challenging to make. Ritter mentioned that it is just like making regular grape wine with the exception that honey is harder to get into the solution. Every mead sold from Camas Prairie is made with the lightest local honeys around ensuring every glass is packed with flavour.
The winery offers mead in a regular flavour called Palouse Gold, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, elderberry and then their most popular huckleberry flavour. Your first taste of the sweet drink you catch all the flavours mixed into the beverage and then the honey flavour sneaks in leaving a delectable aftertaste.
The signature meads have stood the test internationally and won over 50 medals and awards over the years at commercial wine competitions. Most recently, the raspberry flavour won a double gold, and the strawberry won silver at the San Francisco International Wine Competition.
They also have a wide variety of other drinks in their tasting room. They offer a unique spiced wine and have their own grape wines as well such as, merlot, Riesling, wild plum and many more. They also have a full bar inside to ensure there is a drink for everyone.
Being open seven days a week there is a constant flow of individuals going into their tasting room in Bovill, as well as, their pop up tent at the Moscow Farmers Market. Jeremy is the sole worker at the winery every day other than Saturday. When he is at the market, Heidi steps in to help out. As much as he works, Ritter loves what he does.
“Moving forward, my biggest plan is to just keep making mead,” said Ritter. “I want to expand on that part and keep having people come in and try everything we have”.
To try Camas Prairie’s signature meads yourself they are open Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. You can also find Jeremy himself under their signature tent at the Moscow Farmers Market on Saturdays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The winery itself has been in business since 1983, however, owner Jeremy and his wife Heidi Ritter took over about 10 years ago. Camas Prairie was home to meads long before the Ritter’s celebrated the grand re-opening, but it was always something that peaked their interest.
“I got into it as first as a hobby,” said Ritter. “When the business was for sale I took to opportunity to keep it going”.
Mead is a honey fermented wine that has proved challenging to make. Ritter mentioned that it is just like making regular grape wine with the exception that honey is harder to get into the solution. Every mead sold from Camas Prairie is made with the lightest local honeys around ensuring every glass is packed with flavour.
The winery offers mead in a regular flavour called Palouse Gold, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, elderberry and then their most popular huckleberry flavour. Your first taste of the sweet drink you catch all the flavours mixed into the beverage and then the honey flavour sneaks in leaving a delectable aftertaste.
The signature meads have stood the test internationally and won over 50 medals and awards over the years at commercial wine competitions. Most recently, the raspberry flavour won a double gold, and the strawberry won silver at the San Francisco International Wine Competition.
They also have a wide variety of other drinks in their tasting room. They offer a unique spiced wine and have their own grape wines as well such as, merlot, Riesling, wild plum and many more. They also have a full bar inside to ensure there is a drink for everyone.
Being open seven days a week there is a constant flow of individuals going into their tasting room in Bovill, as well as, their pop up tent at the Moscow Farmers Market. Jeremy is the sole worker at the winery every day other than Saturday. When he is at the market, Heidi steps in to help out. As much as he works, Ritter loves what he does.
“Moving forward, my biggest plan is to just keep making mead,” said Ritter. “I want to expand on that part and keep having people come in and try everything we have”.
To try Camas Prairie’s signature meads yourself they are open Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. You can also find Jeremy himself under their signature tent at the Moscow Farmers Market on Saturdays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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