vanhouten13Jan 262 min readHighlights from VinCO 2024!The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology puts on an annual conference and trade show for wineries, winemakers, grape growers,...
vanhouten13May 5, 20232 min readCelebrating our One-Year Anniversary of the Behind the Barrel Radio Show and PodcastIn May of 2022 we hosted our very first episode of Behind the Barrel on KAFM Community Radio, the local community radio of the Grand...
vanhouten13Jan 21, 20232 min readVinCO 2023: Colorado's Annual Wine ConferenceEvery year, the Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE) hosts the VinCO conference dedicated to viticulture and enology....
vanhouten13Nov 12, 20222 min readThe 2022 Colorado Governor’s CupEnjoying wine and charcuterie at the 2022 Colorado Uncorked event This year’s Colorado Governor’s Cup Winemaking Competition was a...
vanhouten13Sep 15, 20222 min readGrand Valley Grape Harvest of 2022Grapes Ripening at Carlson Vineyards In the agricultural areas of Western Colorado, we celebrate many different harvests. From cherries...
vanhouten13Nov 12, 20212 min readColorado Uncorked: The Best Colorado Wines of 2021We went to the Colorado Uncorked event at the History Colorado Center to taste the winners of the 2021 Governor’s Cup and to support our...
vanhouten13Oct 22, 20213 min readThe Challenges of Grape-Growing in the Grand Valley and the Resiliency of Local WineriesThe last ‘normal’ grape harvest in the Grand Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) was in fall 2019, as the wet spring and hot summer...