“This isn’t an attack on the countries that it’s coming from, it’s a tariff attack on U.S. small businesses that are working very, very hard to make America a great country,” says Bobby Stuckey, Master Sommelier and co-founder of Frasca Hospitality Group, talking about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs have affected Denver’s wine importers and sellers.

The 2025 Colorado celebrations of beer, wine and spirits heat up along with the weather starting next month in April. See the following festival list covering events till the start of summer.

Let’s face it: Your first glass of wine was probably Barefoot pink moscato, not a Chateau Lafite Rothschild. But when you are ready to reach for wine on a higher shelf, it can be difficult to decide what bottle is best. Googling your way to wine knowledge can feel futile. Instead, let the professionals guide you through the vast world of vino at one of these Denver-area classes.

There’s no getting around it; Napa is popular. Due to its amazing reputation, it’s a busy wine region to visit.. If you don’t fancy fighting the crowds of Northern California’s Wine Country, you’ll be pleased to hear that the Colorado Rockies has a “Napa Valley” all of its own. The best part? It has a fraction of the crowds.

Temperatures have been spring like in early February lately in Grand Junction, so we talked with a Whitewater Hill Vineyards about what would happen to grapevines if this trend continued. Every winter the grapevines go dormant, so they can withstand colder temperatures. But if there is a long warm stretch in the winter months, it can lead to problems for the vine.

Colorado may have a reputation for being a beer state—but that doesn’t mean wine drinkers are out of luck.
The Centennial State hosts a wide variety of festivals and events, all centered around reds, whites, rosés and other styles of vino. If you’re looking to learn more about wine or simply enjoy drinking it, this is the place be.

The Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE) recently concluded its highly anticipated VinCO & WCHS Conference and Trade Show. VinCO brought together industry professionals from across the country. The pinnacle of the event was the Awards of Excellence, where CAVE members nominated and recognized outstanding contributions to the Colorado wine industry.

The world of wine can be intimidating. From guessing what to serve with a filet mignon to struggling through an incomprehensible wine list. But if you want to impress your friends at dinner parties this year, fear not — Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter has answers to help you.

In this exclusive interview on Glass of Bubbly we speak with Patric Matysiewski, the Co-Founder and Winemaker at Sauvage Spectrum in the United States of America, let’s discover a little about his life in the wonderful world of wine.

In a state with a 150-year history of apple growing, there’s inevitably going to be 150 years of hard cider. But the good ol’ days? That’s right now. Colorado used to produce some of the best apples in the country, and southwest Colorado, in particular, was a powerhouse growing region. Today is the moment when Colorado’s cider is at its peak.

When Colorado voters were asked in 2022 to allow grocery stores to sell wine — lifting a 107-year restriction the industry repeatedly and unsuccessfully tried to beat back legislatively for decades — proponents billed it as a win for consumers’ pocketbooks and the leveling of the playing field for alcohol sales statewide.

On the heels of Election Day 2022, Megan Bennett and Geno Anaya marked their signatures on a five-year lease for Wine and Spirits Boutique, at 10355 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., across from the King Soopers store in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood.