The 2025 Governor's Cup at History Colorado Center The Colorado Governor's Cup competition is a celebration of Colorado wines! Each year, wineries from across the state submit their wines to be judged by a panel of sommeliers, restaurateurs, and industry professionals. In previous years, this competition was only open to Colorado wineries but in 2025, the Governor's Cup accepted wines from across the county. The judges awarded each wine a Gold, Silver, Bronze, or No Medal. T

Tasting barrel samples of the same vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon aged in different oak barrels at VinCO conference Every January, the...

Colorado Uncorked is an annual event that celebrates the best wine in Colorado! Wineries from across the state can submit their wines to...

The Grand Valley was recently named the 10th best Wine Region in the United States in USA Today's 10Best Poll. We are so excited to see...

Last Thursday, April 18th, we had the pleasure of participating in the first Knowledge On Tap event at Base Camp Beer Works. This new...

There are still a few days to go in Stout Month 2024 (as of this writing), but we’ve already experienced some very tasty treasures from...

The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology puts on an annual conference and trade show for wineries, winemakers, grape growers,...

While most people associate October with Fall, the changing colors of the leaves, and Halloween, there’s another event on the calendar...

It's late August, and there’s typically only one thing on the beer lover’s mind: Oktoberfest!!! Yes indeed, it is just about that time to...

For the wine enthusiasts among us here in the Grand Valley, we’re well aware of the quality experiences available at the wineries and...

In May of 2022 we hosted our very first episode of Behind the Barrel on KAFM Community Radio, the local community radio of the Grand...

As temperatures start to rise and ski hills close for the season, many of us hang up our skis and tune up our bikes. When the orchards...

Over the past week or so, the temperature here in Grand Junction has been in the 50s and we have been getting more rain than snow. This...

In January 2023, we spent a long weekend exploring Paso Robles to celebrate a milestone birthday for Jason. We wanted to check out one of...

Every year, the Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE) hosts the VinCO conference dedicated to viticulture and enology....

Enjoying wine and charcuterie at the 2022 Colorado Uncorked event This year’s Colorado Governor’s Cup Winemaking Competition was a...

The 40th anniversary of the Great American Beer Festival wrapped up recently in Denver, and while the Western Slope breweries didn’t...

Grapes Ripening at Carlson Vineyards In the agricultural areas of Western Colorado, we celebrate many different harvests. From cherries...

July is National Peach Month! We are very lucky to live in an area that has, arguably, the best peaches in the country, which means...

We were recently in Boston visiting family and were fortunate enough to have a little bit of free time to break away and visit one of our...