Restaurant Golf Course RV Park Special Events Weddings VISA American Express Discover Master Card C armela Vineyards, owned and operated by Roger and Nancy Jones, is one of Idaho's most complete wineries. Varietals of wine made include Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Lemberger, Merlot and Johannisberg Riesling. Twenty acres of vineyards surround the winery on a slope overlooking the Snake River. C armela has a 30,000-gallon capacity in its growing wine cellar and is complete with lab and bottling room. The winery includes a wine tasting room, gift shop, restaurant, RV park and a nine-hole golf course that winds through the vineyards.
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The Snake River T he Snake River is the unifying element that binds Idaho's wine country. It provide s the same climate-tempering influence of great rivers that seems to be so important to premium wine regions the world over. The Snake winds its way through Idaho for more than 600 miles from Idaho's western borders with Oregon and Washington states. The Snake helps temper our hillside vineyards by drawing off warm air in the summer, and provides frost protection by reducing cold air pockets in the spring and fall. Our Vineyards T he unique combination of geography, climate and soil conditions found in Idaho's vineyards consistently produces grapes with outstanding varietal character.