We had a great experience at Scoria. It was a birthday wine-crawl for wifey's birthday week. Scoria was our third and final stop for the day. The Good The wine and service was fantastic. It was a slow time of day so we were allowed to sit in the back by ourselves. The Meh This doesn't really amount to anything, but as we came down the road, we wondered if that was really the building. It was, and it was great inside. If there was an area with some cool seating on a hot summer evening, so much better. read more

Without question some of the best wines I have experienced. The Petit Verdot is my favorite, but the Cab, Malbec and Cab/Petit are also excellent. I joined immediately after tasting their wines in their very homey and spacious tasking area. The have it all going on! Do yourself a favor and go by and raise a glass or two. read more

Beautiful location. Excellent service & outstanding Idaho wines! Don't miss Scoria when visiting the award winning Sunnyslope Wine Region in the Pacific Northeast. read more

Scoria is exceptional. Absolutely love the wines, the rosé is something else. Stunning interior. The service was excellent and went above and beyond. Truly individual winery. read more

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We always enjoy our time at Scoria. T Love the intimate atmosphere inside the tasting room. Customer service is always 5 stars. This time we enjoyed the charcuterie board for two. Lots of yummy deliciousness...fruit, cheeses, crackers and spreads. We took home two bottles of the Gruner Ventliner wine...a wonderful light summer drinking wine. We will definitely return. read more

Cool tasting room (Idaho Falls area) and fabulous wine. First order of wine was shipped via UPS and refused by our recipient. Tried to remedy with phone calls and emails to Scoria but no response. Terrible (non-existent) customer service resulted in us cancelling subscription. read more

Jackie was so amazing and lovely. We loved the petit verdot during our tasting. They have a few estate wines which were all reds. The winery was spacious inside and had a really modern feel. Parking was spacious and the place is easy to find. read more

By far the best red wines in Treasure Valley!! I was intrigued by all the positive reviews so we decided to go check out the tasting room. Driving in, it appeared to be a simple tasting room behind a home. Inside it had a modern industrial feel and one of the best wine servers we've met in the area. She had such a passion for wine. She had a ton of knowledge about the history of the winery, the winemaker herself, and all the different wines that were being poured. Bonus Is that we learned they also have a tasting rom in downtown Boise. Highly recommend if you enjoy delicious cabs, Malbec, and Merlot!! read more

Scoria is a type of lava rock prevalent in the area of the Snake River wine region where Sydney Nederend's long time farming family owns the land that she planted to grapes and where she launched her winery and so she choose that word to name her enterprise. Inasmuch as the wines being produced for this nascent label are delightful, the backstory of this young winery owner, who was only 20 and a college senior finishing her finance degree when she started the endeavor a handful of years ago, may make you enjoy them even more if you know it before heading to the tasting room. But for those not inclined to backstory, here's all you'll need to know to go try the wines. And you should! THE DRILL: *Tasting room is open noon - 5p, Fri - Sat - Sun. *The space is a hip, minimalist design, corrugaged warehouse vibe with tasting offered at the counter and at standard height table and sofa seating. A big door rolls up to let the outside in with view of the vines. The rock that lines the front of the tasting bar is scoria from the site, a connection of wine to land in that visual representation. The huge light that hangs overhead, which Sydney picked up from a local furniture store where it hung for over a decade, is a perfect design fit for the space. (And much like the big, artist created lights we admired over the long tables in Napa's Hall Winery private tasting room. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/hall-wines-saint-helena-2?select=uLGoDFVNdiOIvUlIbrEDbw ) *Having enjoyed great success with bottlings to date, many Scoria wines have sold out and in our tasting last month there were only 3 options on the card; 2015 Dry Riesling ($18 / bottle), 2016 Chardonnay ($22) and 2016 Malbec ($32). On July 4 weekend the 2016 Petite Verdot, the first using estate grown grapes, was released and should now be in the tasting line up as well. *Tasting is free with short tastes poured in Riedel stemware with "S" etched on front and offered by knowledgeable and friendly tasting room host. We were invited to taste another sample if we needed to refresh our palates before making a purchase, but one was enough to convince us to carry home the Dry Riesling and Malbec. *The tasting room is accessible. One paved spot of ADA marked parking at the side entry. (Other parking is deep gravel.) Inside is level throughout. Some standard height seating. Accessible loo. The host told me they paid attention not only because ADA is law (and has been for 28 years to have all facilities be equally accessible to disabled people as those who are not) but also because a member of their wine club uses a wheelchair and they had access for him in mind specifically. Good for them. As a wino...umm...oenophile with MS, I rely on this to get in the door to enjoy and buy wine myself. *You can buy bottles of wine to enjoy on site, I don't know if you can purchase glasses of wine to sit and sip. A bottle sales license is a different thing than the kind of license, a bar sales license, needed to sell by glass. If that matters to you, call ahead. THE BACKSTORY: The land on which Sydney, who is married to James Nederend of the dairy family in Marsing, established the winery has been in her family (Weitz) for almost one hundred years, planted to orchards and agricultural crops. (The Weitz's may be best known for mint oil production). With about 200 acres of that rocky land land having been identified as a good location for growing red wine varietal grapes, I think less than 20 acres are planted to grapes right now, both Petit Verdot and Mouvedre. I hear the plan is to have roughly 100 acres planted by end 2022. Grapes for Scoria's first bottlings (2013 vintage) were Skyline and Sawtooth Vineyard grown but in 2018 some, like the 2016 Petit Verdot just released, will use all estate grown grapes. That is remarkable progress in such a short time. And in the mode of quality begets quality, or maybe water seeks it's own level, Sydney formed relationships with both Koenig and Telaya wineries, top notch members of the Idaho wine industry, and hired Telaya's owner and winemaker Earl Sullivan to make her 2013 vintage wines; Syrah and Mouvedre that were so well received for the excellent bottlings they were that they long ago sold out. Both Telaya and Koenig will be involved going forward. With her family's roots in crop farming and her husband's family's roots in dairy work, Sydney has the appreciation for the hard farming work involved to grow and harvest grapes but what really impresses me as a new fan of her wines, is the marketing savvy and overall business chutzpah to do all she has in such a short time when she is so young. Brava! If the 2022 goal for 100 acres planted is met, Sydney will be just shy of 30 years old. If Scoria continues on the path of growing fruit and building partnerships to produce good wine as is happening now, think of all we wine drinkers can look forward to enjoying. read more

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We had the luck of being able to visit Scoria while on a tour of the Sunnyslope wine area. As you pull in it's a very unassuming building with the grapes barely visible off in the distance. The guide was very knowledgeable about the grapes and the special soil in the area. She didn't try and force theories on us but let us know several different thoughts on what impact the volcanic soil has in the wine production. We tasted six different wines. My favorites were the Riesling and the two Malbec varietals. A nice room that would be great for a intimate party. read more

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Wines were amazing especially the petit Verdot and the cab sav. Highly recommend. Amazing wines, Rachel was great and knowledgeable and decided to join wine club. read more

Scoria is HANDS DOWN the best Winery in our area. It will be the highlight on your wine tour day. As I mentioned in my first review, I am reluctant to gush about this place because I want it to stay special forever. Oh ALSO! Congrats Scoria, i have officially signed up for my first Wine Club. YOURS!!!!!!! I am so excited! From the glassware, to the staff, to the modern feel. You know you have arrived somewhere special. Favorites: 2019 Dry Rose | 2017 Petit Verdot I am also so excited to experience their new tasting room on 10th in downtown. They are doing it right! Go enjoy it their beautiful wines at either location! read more

If you're looking for a great way to spend a few hours look no further than Scoria Vineyards in Caldwell. Our group of 6 had so much fun and we will definitely be back. Even if you live in Ada County it is well worth the drive. Our server, Jackie, was definitely the highlight of the afternoon, and the amazing wines took a close second. Jackie was so knowledgeable and fun as she explained each wine in detail as we sampled 6 different wines that covered the gamut and we all left with bottles of our favorites. Thank you Scoria Vineyard, a diamond in the ruff. read more

The winery is really cool. The wines werent my favorite but worth visiting. The staff was fantastic

Popped in on a June afternoon while visiting old friends in Boise. We had a great time at the Scoria tasting room in Boise, and the wines were great! The person pouring for us was very knowledgable about the wines and made us feel welcomed & comfortable. We have plans to check out the vineyard next time I'm in town! Highly recommend putting Scoria on your wine tasting itinerary when in the Treasure Valley. read more

Scoria is my favorite winery in the area! Their reds are amazing. We will definitely be back to visit and join their wine club

Took a Friday afternoon, and headed out to pick up wine from a couple of the Sunnyslope wineries. On the way back I was told about this relatively new winery off of Malt Rd in Caldwell. You have to look for it, because it tucked away behind a house, and has a small sign out front. We were greeted by a very nice woman, who told us the history of the winery, the geology, and how it effects, and shapes the wines. We tried a nice dry Riesling, a wonderful Chardonnay (bought 2 bottles), a Melbac (very good), and a Petite Verdot. The tasting room is very basic, but with a contemporary feel, which in contract to the beautiful fields, and agricultural scenery, was a very nice contrast. Short story, When out sampling the grape, give them a try. read more

During an afternoon of wine tasting we were recommended by a couple local wineries to check out SCORIA and this is the best wine we have every had in Idaho. It literally brought us back to the wine we had on a trip to Italy when we visited a local winery outside of Pompeii that had a similar soil composition. Although they only had 3 tasting options, each one of them was REALLY good and we left with many bottles. It was so good that I will likely join their wine club. I eagerly await their new tasting room location a couple years from now. A standing applause to the wine maker. The tasting room is so cool and unique compared to other tasting rooms that are "status quo". read more

Scoria has the best selection of wines - they are delicious - and is owned by the kindest, most hard working people. Do yourself a favor and visit! Their tasting room is beautiful and clean and the service is excellent. read more

Scoria is our favorite winery! It has a feel that you're the first to discover this fantastic winery with a very cool story. We got to pour a few glasses of petit verdot with the owners James and Sydney. read more