Colorado Wine / Colorado Wineries
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Colorado Wine at a Glance
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Colorado's wine industry has over 70 wineries and about 750 acres of grapevines. Colorado's grape growing regions are some of the highest elevation vineyards in the world, with most between 4,000 feet and 7,000 feet feet above sea level. Vineyards in Colorado are mostly in the temperate, high elevation river valleys and mesas of Mesa and Delta counties with an average frost free growing season that ranges from 150 to 182 days.
There are currently two American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in colorado:
- Grand Valley AVA - located in Mesa County, Colorado, west of the city of Grand Junction, the Grand Valley AVA has 32,000 acres.
- West Elks AVA - located in Delta County, Colorado, near the town of Paonia, the West Elks AVA consists of 48,000 acres.
In addition to fruit wines and mead (wine made from honey) Colorado wineries make wine from the following grape varieties: Black Muscat, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cinsault, Gewurztraminer, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Orange Muscat, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Syrah, Viognier, and Zinfandel.
Colorado Wineries
- Alfred Eames Cellars at Puesta del Sol Vineyards, Paonia, CO
- Allis Ranch Winery, Sedalia, CO
- Amber Ridge Vineyards, Morrison, CO
- Aspen Peak Cellars, Conifer, CO
- Augustina's Winery, Boulder, CO
- Avanti Winery, Littleton, CO
- Azura Cellars, Paonia, CO
- Balistreri Vineyards, Denver, CO
- Bijou Creek Vineyards, Fort Morgan , CO
- Black Bridge Winery, Paonia, CO
- Black Canyon Vineyards, Hotchkiss, CO
- Blossomwood Cidery, Cedaredge, CO
- Bonacquisti Wine Company, Denver, CO
- BookCliff Vineyards, Boulder, CO
- Boulder Creek Winery, Boulder, CO
- Canyon Wind Cellars Tasting Room, Georgetown, CO
- Carlson Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- Ciatano Winery, Lyons, CO
- Colorado Cellars Winery/Rocky Mountain Vineyards/Colorado Mountain Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- Colorado Wine Room, Fruita, CO
- Confre Cellars, Inc., Palisade, CO - Phone: 970-464-1300
- Cottonwood Cellars/The Olathe Winery, Olathe, CO
- Creekside Cellars, Evergreen, CO
- DeBeque Canyon Winery, Palisade, CO
- Desert Moon Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- Dithyramb Winery, Centennial, CO
- Fox Fire Farms, Ignacio, CO
- Garfield Estates Vineyard & Winery, Palisade, CO
- Garrett Estates Cellars, Olathe, CO
- Grande River Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- Graystone Winery, Clifton, CO
- Guy Drew Vineyards, Cortez, CO
- Hermosa Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- J. Susi Winery, Conifer, CO
- Jack Rabbit Hill, Hotchkiss, CO
- Leroux Creek Vineyards, Hotchkiss, CO
- Liliputian Winery, Hotchkiss, CO
- Maison la Belle Vie, Palisade, CO
- Meadery of the Rockies, Palisade, CO
- Medovina, Niwot, CO
- Mesa Park Vineyards, Palisade, CO
- Minturn Cellars, Minturn, CO
- Mountain Spirit Winery and Gallery, Salida, CO
- Mountain View Winery, Olathe, CO
- Plum Creek Cellars, Palisade, CO
- Redstone Meadery, Boulder, CO
- Reeder Mesa Vineyards, Whitewater, CO
- S. Rhodes Vineyards, Hotchkiss, CO - Phone: 970-872-4925
- St. Kathryn Cellars Winery & Gift Shop, Palisade, CO
- Settembre Cellars, Boulder, CO
- Snowy Peaks Winery, Estes Park, CO
- Spero Winery, Denver, CO
- Spruce Mountain Meadery, Larkspur, CO
- Stone Cottage Cellars, Paonia, CO
- Stoney Mesa Winery, Cedaredge, CO
- Surface Creek Winery, Eckert, CO
- Sutcliffe Vineyards, Cortez, CO
- Ten Bears Winery, LaPorte, CO
- Terror Creek Winery, Paonia, CO - Phone: 970.527.3484
- The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, CO
- Turquoise Mesa Winery, Broomfield, CO
- Two Rivers Winery, Grand Junction, CO
- Varaison Vineyards and Winery, Palisade, CO
- Valley of the Wind Winery (Tasting Room), Estes Park, CO
- Verso Cellars, Denver, CO
- Vino di Maria, Denver, CO
- Vino Salida, Salida, CO - Phone: 719.539.2674
- Vintner's Cellar of Golden, Golden, CO
- Whitewater Hill Vineyards, Grand Junction, CO
- Winter Park Winery, Fraser, CO
- Woody Creek Cellars, Woody Creek, CO
Colorado Wine Resources
- Colorado Wines
- Colorado's Wine Country - Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau
- Grand Valley Winery Association
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