Coiled Wines

As of February 3, 2016 Coiled Wines moved into their tasting room just a few miles from their former location. At the new digs you’ll find the same delightful Coiled staff, the same delicious wine and cool new site on the river in a building owned by Telaya which shares the space with Coiled. So here as in the former location, they have great tasting room neighbors.
The vibe is «welcome in» warm rustic meets cool industrial. Concrete floors. Rough wood siding here and there. Barn closure type doors in spaces throughout. Exposed ducting above. Big windows looking out on to the River Trail. I love it.
See reviews for Coiled at their previous location to know how special are the wines they make and the people who work there.
We’re wine club members but had not yet had a chance to try the 2015 release of the Coiled sparking wine called Rizza so we sipped a glass at the open house event. Winemaker Leslie Preston had a number of injuries during the weeks of getting this lovely wine into the bottle. We’re grateful she was willing to endure and carry on because the 2015 might be even more luscious than was the 2014. We went home with several bottles.
In some ways I don’t want others to find out about this new location so that it won’t get so crowded I can’t get a seat when I want it. But my mom taught me it is good to share special things.
THIS N THAT:
1) PARKING: They have a modest sized private lot. Street parking is also available. And you might also want to park in the Riverside Hotel lot across the street if all else fails.
2) ACCESSIBILITY: Two spots of accessible parking near the front door. Level in the door and throughout the main floor. The production room, where events will be held, is down four or five stairs. Folks who cannot manage the stairs will be required to go outside and enter the production room via a side roll up door. Inside seating includes a couple of tables at standard height.
3): PATIO: In the warmer weather months there will be seating outside.
4) EXPANDED HOURS: Now open seven days a week.

Highly recommend joining coiled. The wine tasting was simply awesome. The food pairing with the different foods was amazing.

I’m going to avoid using the term «gifted» to winemaker Leslie Preston, not because it doesn’t apply, but because it understates the hard work she pours into it. This is full-​bore, hands-​on winemaking. Anyone who thinks this is easy need only spend a while with Leslie and her crew during the «busy season» (which from my observation appears to be about 11 months of the year). It’s not a job, it’s a mission.
No matter how savvy and experienced a wine drinker you are, you’ll probably learn some new things here, but you may first have to abandon some of your assumptions. One is that riesling is sweet, or at best off-​dry. Not here. Dry means dry. Another is that «serious» wine only comes in bottles with corks. Nope. These use screwcaps. All except the sparkling wine Rizza, for which you will need — yes — a beer-​bottle opener! Oh, and that Rizza is of course made with riesling, not chardonnay or pinot. And I hear some wines may not even come in bottles at all.
Anyway, what matters is what’s in the glass, not how it got there. Leslie’s riesling has won many legitimate awards, including Idaho Wine of the Year. She makes a syrah that nods more to France than Australia and which rewards a few years aging, if you can wait that long. The Black Mamba can be a big purple monster when young, but the underlying fruit is plush and when the tannins soften a bit, this should be a glorious wine. (I hope so, because we’re stocking up!)
The downside is that Coiled doesn’t make a lot of wine and they tend to sell out, especially the reds. Get on the mailing list so you don’t miss out. Spring and fall are good times to visit, after the new wines are released and before they’re gone.
Other reviewers have remarked on the collegial atmosphere of the 44^th Street Wineries and tasting room, which houses Telaya and Cinder as well as Coiled. As long as you’re not expecting beautiful, romantic views of hillside vineyards, it’s a great way to spend an hour or so sampling some of the Pacific NW’s finest wines. The pourers are unfailingly cheerful, knowledgeable, and seem to be having as much fun as you are.
You should consider joining at least one or two of the wine clubs. You’ll get discounts, free tastings, and access to special events and club-​only releases. There’s no cost to join, and Telaya & Coiled especially have very modest annual purchase commitments that allow you to choose your own wines.

This is some of the best wine I’ve tasted in Idaho. It’s located in the 44^th Street Wineries building (shared with Telaya and Cinder), which is a great place to hit three tastings (with another two sharing a building barely down the road).
Telaya and Cinder are great. The pourers at all three wineries and friendly, helpful and, sometimes, even playful with one another. That said, I believe Coiled to be the absolute best winery in Garden City (maybe all of Idaho). It really speaks to me for at least a couple of reasons. For one, they have the best Syrah I’ve tried in the state. While most wineries go for the American /​Australian version of Syrah (a little more abrasive, tart, sometimes peppery), they go for the lush, smooth and unbelievably palatable French style Syrah. Their Reisling will also make you a believe in dry and drinkable Reislings, nothing overly sweet or German-​style here. Personally, I enjoyed the pourer here more than at the other two tables. They also paired an appetizer or small food item with each pour, so that sweetened the deal even more.
If you’re in the area, you should try all five wineries, but pay extra close attention to Coiled. I believe these guys are going to be frontrunners in the local wine scene, in the future.