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Castle Rock has been chosen by the Colorado Wine Board to be one of 5 sites for the 2011 Colorado Wine Festivals. Modern vineyards now feature the classic European wine grape varieties and once again the art of winemaking is thriving in Colorado. Most of these wineries are small, family-owned estate read more

Every Year I look forward to June. Yes it is my husband and sisters birth month, yes it is Father's Day, but MOST important, it is the Kick off of Colorado Wine Festivals. This Year, The Manitou Springs Wine Festival (/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=32635) featuring all Colorado Wine's will be held on Ju read more

My Tasting Notes: I have said this in my other posts when I review a Cab Franc. It is my favorite grape. It is a tough skinned grape which gives it its bold, robust taste. This one is very jammy on the nose.. Smells of plums.. You can smell this think chewiness. You can taste the oakiness or s read more

Winemakers Notes: This blend of red varietals bursts with flavors of blackberries, plums, and cedar wood. The smooth finish makes it easy to enjoy with red meats, pasta, and hearty fish. 55% Petite Verdot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon My Tasting Notes: The blend of the Petite Verdot and the read more

Winemakers Tasting Notes: (Black Bear Orchard) Savory spices on the nose lead you into dry red and black cherry flavors with tart green plum tannins that perk up the finish. Price $26 My Tasting Notes: Cab Franc is one my favorite Grapes. The Cab Franc Grape is a really hardy grape a read more

Winemakers Notes: (Johnson Vineyard) Bright oak & spice aromas lead you into the juicy sweet berry flavors that finish with sweet vanilla. Cost: 2008 Colorado Merlot $24 My Tasting Notes: Balistreri (http://www.balistrerivineyards.com) is and will always be one of my favorite vi read more

My Tasting Notes: Ah... the Syrah grape.. This is the first real grape I fell in love with. Lots of wineries make it but few can do it well. I have become a Cab Franc girl of late but while at the winery of Spero, I met a gentlemen that steered me away that day from my beloved Cab Franc and go read more

I went to Spero Winery for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I first must tell you that I had stopped at their family related vineyard Balistreri Vineyards first. I must say that I did taste alot of wine that day and by the time I arrived at Spero... let's say that I had done quite a bit of res read more

Winemakers Notes: Just as Dionysos Bromios thunders and rumbles and roars, this blend fills your palette as you'd expect from a big red wine with a bold mouthfeel, combining complex acids with rounded full tannins. And despite the intensity this wine is very smooth and well integrated. Th read more

I had an amazing time visiting 3 of our Front Range Colorado Wineries this past weekend. I always love when I have an excuse to get up to Denver to also get in a few wine tastings. We were in Loveland, CO at my sons wrestling tournament so I decided to stop at a few wineries and do some resear read more