Tag: Wine
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Palisade: An irresistible detour en route to Grand Junction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Driving through the desert of far western Colorado, something like a dream appears. Between the dirt and rock faces of buttes and mesas, there’s an ocean of green waving along Interstate 70. That’s not a mirage. That’s Palisade, an irresistible detour en route to Grand…
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Wine Guy: Flavorful red and white wines from the Iberian Peninsula
Spain and Portugal share a remarkable landscape, the Iberian Peninsula, home to some of the most interesting wine grapes and fascinating wines. Arguably the most famous region in Spain is Rioja. In view of the Sierra de Cantabria Mountains, its vineyards are blanketed with tempranillo vines, Spain’s most planted red grape. The variety typically exhibits…
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Wine Guy: Zinfandel offers fine drinking all year
Zinfandel has long been my favorite red wine. There are many reasons for this. It is versatile with food: as good with red meat as cabernet; even better with spicy foods; and really shines with barbecue and grilled foods, especially sausages. Zinfandel captures the essence of exuberance in a glass. Though it can be made…
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Wine Guy: These producers signify the best of Veneto winemaking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Italy’s Veneto region is home to cultural touchstones such as Venice, Padua and Verona. And to the wine-growing regions of Soave and Valpolicella. After World War II, the white wine Soave and the red wine Valpolicella became incredibly popular in the U.S., but eventually quality…
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Colorado wine experts give tips for buying budget-friendly bubblies and nibbles
Popping a cork on New Year’s Eve doesn’t have to pop the budget. Wines with bubbles range wildly in price: a bottle of 1998 Krug Clos d’Ambonnay will set you back about $2,000, while a bottle of André Cold Duck will damage your finances to the tune of $4.50 or so. So, to make life…
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Wine Guy: A world of bubbles to celebrate a new year
Sparkling wine is so popular some version of it is made in almost every country that produces wine. Although bubbles are appropriate for any occasion any time of year, the holidays are its prime time. The wines below are just the ticket. Alta Langa “Metodo Classico” is a classification in Italy’s Piemonte. The bubbly is…
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Colorado wine industry ready to celebrate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sparkling red wine from a Colorado vineyard? That and many more category-expanding wines bubbled up to the top of the 2021 Governor’s Cup selection wines. After a year off due to COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, the competition returned this year with 279 wines entered. The 12…
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Wine Guy: Shining examples of West Coast pinot noir
Recent vintages confirm that pinot noir wines from the West Coast are shining in regions with a proximity to a river or the Pacific Ocean. When serious commercial grape growing began in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 1966, few had any idea the region would become a world-class pinot noir producer. A latecomer (1987) by comparison,…
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Wine Guy: Bordeaux wines go beyond popular cabernet sauvignon
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While cabernet sauvignon garners much of the attention, don’t forget about other traditional Bordeaux blending grapes such as merlot, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot. Merlot has endured a roller coaster reputation with producers and consumers. But, particularly in California and Washington, there are many…
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Colorado requests disaster declaration for state’s wine industry
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis and Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg requested a disaster declaration for the state’s wine industry following freeze damage, the Colorado Wine Board announced Tuesday. Colorado’s record-setting low temperatures in late October resulted in extensive damage to grapevines in the Grand Valley American…