▁yields . ▁ ▁G rap es ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Id aho ▁wine ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁cool ▁climate ▁white ▁vari et als ▁like ▁R ies ling ▁( including ▁Ice ▁wine ), ▁Chen in ▁blanc , ▁Ch ard onn ay ▁and ▁Gew ür z tr am iner . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁increased ▁focus ▁on ▁red ▁wine ▁produ ctions , ▁not ably ▁Cab ern et ▁Sau v ignon , ▁Mer lot ▁and ▁Sy rah . ▁ ▁Gra pe ▁production ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁reported ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁twenty - three ▁far ms ▁producing ▁wine ▁g rap es . ▁The ▁far ms ▁reported ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁production , ▁which ▁represented ▁ 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁total ▁area ▁for ▁fruit ▁production . ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁report , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁forty - n ine ▁far ms ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁census . ▁These ▁operations ▁reported ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁production ▁with ▁ 8 4 3 , 0 5 2 ▁v ines ▁of ▁bearing ▁age . ▁This ▁represents ▁a ▁growth ▁of ▁ 8 5 . 8 % ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁survey . ▁C any on ▁County ▁v ine y ards ▁contain ▁ 8 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁total ▁invent ory ▁of ▁gra pe ▁v ines . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁The ▁Id aho ▁W ine ▁Commission ▁reports ▁on