First there was Colorado Winery Row, where Bonaquisti Wine Co., Garfield Estates, and Ryker’s Cellars offer a one-stop opportunity to taste wines from three Colorado wineries in the relaxed setting of Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood. Starting this Saturday, June 28, Boulder wine tasters will have a similar one-stop tasting opportunity to visit three Colorado wineries in … Continue reading
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Colorado Wine Tasting: Colorado Wine Week preview
Colorado Wine Week 2014 begins Sunday, June 1, with a Turntable Keg Wine Party at The Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery, and concludes next Saturday, June 6, with the Colorado Urban Winefest at Infinity Park in Denver. The week promises fun opportunities to sample Colorado wine and food at events around Denver. * Sunday, June 1: … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: Settembre Cellars opens its new winery and tasting room!
Settembre Cellars joins BookCliff Vineyards and Boulder Creek Winery, making for a totally awesome trio of Colorado wineries located in North Boulder. Memorial Day Weekend ushered in a new era with Settembre Cellars making the leap from a home-based winery to a formal winery with tasting room. Owner-winemaker Blake Eliasson and his wife, Tracy, were … Continue reading
Breckenridge Wine Extravaganza: Discovering new Colorado wines
Colorado has more than 100 wineries – a very good thing! However, with so many for people to discover – and a relative handful that have developed a following across and even outside of the state – some of the newer, up-and-coming wineries may be harder to notice. This past Memorial Day Weekend, the Breckenridge … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: Canyon Wind and Guy Drew 2011 Rosé wines
Ah, rosé. Spring at last! Or in this case, the unofficial start of summer with Memorial Day Weekend 2014. After a rainy start to the holiday, the sunshine that arrived on Memorial Day was conducive to whiling away an afternoon sipping a glass of pink wine. A number of Colorado wineries offer superb rosé. Here … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: Boulder Creek Winery Barrel Tasting Dinner
Boulder Creek Winery hosted its annual barrel tasting dinners, an excellent opportunity for wine lovers to sample the newest releases from winemaker Jackie Thompson, paired with the cuisine of chef Willem DeFroy. The dinners sell out quickly, and this year was no exception. Once wine lovers have discovered these dinners, they tend to become an … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: Breckenridge Wine Extravaganza
With Memorial Day Weekend upon us, we can mark the unofficial start to summer. The first of the season’s Colorado Wine festivals kicks off tomorrow night, Friday, May 23: the Breckenridge Wine Extravaganza. Events for the indoor wine festival will be held at the Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center: Friday, May 23 – Winemakers’ … Continue reading
The Infinite Monkey Theorem: Keg Party at The Black Pearl
A keg party may bring to mind a wealth of images…none as chic as The Infinite Monkey Theorem Keg Party at The Black Pearl on May 14. The restaurant closed for the evening to celebrate spring in style with a crowd of appreciative wine- and food-lovers. We rang in the season on the patio wearing … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: BookCliff Vineyards Barrel Tasting Dinner
Attending a barrel tasting is like visiting an artist in the studio for a preview of what is to come. In the wine world, “raw wine” is the unfinished canvas. Colorado’s BookCliff Vineyards hosted its Spring Barrel Tasting Dinner on May 2 and 3, 2014. Attendees sipped multiple creations from BookCliff’s owner-winemaker John Garlich paired with … Continue reading
Colorado Wine and Food Tasting: #EatLocalDrinkLocal with Swirl Girl Denver
Jason Brumm and Kendra Anderson Colorado wine and food is the bomb. Really. Swirl Girl Denver aka Kendra Anderson hosted a recent gathering with Chef Jason Brumm of Second Home in Denver’s Cherry Creek North. “Eat Local, Drink Local – Pairing Colorado Wines and Food” treated tasters to a winning selection of local wines and … Continue reading
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