trains future winemakers the treasure valley followed that lead although on a much smaller scale by opening a similar program at treasure valley community college in caldwell and since the 1990s the university of idahos parma research center has hosted one of the idaho wine growers most remarkable assets bitner said two winegrape researchers funded by the us department of agriculture there are only 28 in the united states and we have two here bitner said crediting that coup to the clout of thenus sen larry craig bitners ties to craig likely helped the cause bitner was quarterback of the eightman midvale high school football team when craig played center idaho speaker of the house lawerence denney played guard on the same team