This one’s for the wine geeks…and the history geeks…and while you’re at it, independent film geeks as well. A visit to the Chateau Montelena Winery offers a flight of top-notch wines in a setting that is historically significant on not one but two counts. This is the third of six winery tours during our … Continue reading
Wine Tasting on the Road: Far Niente
The wrought-iron gates of the Far Niente Napa Valley Wine Estate open to welcome visitors into a magical setting that feels miles removed from the busy St. Helena Highway 29. Far Niente, from the Italian “without a care,” was named for those words found carved in stone on the front of the building. And really, … Continue reading
Wine Tasting on the Road: Domaine Chandon
Bubbles. Lots of bubbles. Domaine Chandon offers classic bubbles, premium bubbles, and pink bubbles. It offers still wine with a story. The history of the winery and a tour through the winemaking process culminates in a taste of Domaine Chandon’s wines to sample the literal fruits of the winery’s labor. Domaine Chandon was the first … Continue reading
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
Il Posto: Journey Through Campania
Italy: wine, food, history. What’s not to like? Denver wine impresario Ben Weinberg – also known as the Chief Wine Sherpa for his wine touring company, Wine on the Road – hosted a wonderful evening of wine and food from Campania, Italy, at Denver’s Il Posto Restaurant. Weinberg teamed up with Il Posto’s chef and … 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
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