[Script] (Rumbling of truck) (Guy): So what kind of grapes are we passing by? (Bitner): Those are Chardonnay on this side and riesling on that side . . .
In southern Idaho, grape grower Ron Bitner drives over rolling hills lined with grape vines.
(Bitner) This is going to be the site of the custom crush facility and from here you get 360 degree views of the valley all the way from Boise to the east . . .
We're in Sunnyslope, a well-established wine producing region near Caldwell. Bitner points to various spots where a stunningly ambitious vineyard / real estate hybrid will soon take root. Polo Cove will cover 1600 acres.
(Bitner) You know, the hotels going to be built back into this side here . . .
Bitner, an advisor for Polo Cove, points to where the restaurant will go, the charter school, the adult learning center, the homes.
(Bitner) We're going to build between 65 and 70 vin...
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Suggested host intro: America's interest in wine and wine culture has uncorked a new kind of real estate development. Living in or near wine country has gained the cache once reserved only for golf course communities. Here in the Northwest, several planned developments are promoting a life in the vines. Guy Hand reports.