Drink Colorado wine

Tasting wine can be a complicated exercise. With thousands of compounds in each sip, wine is the most complex food on the planet.

Picking a wine from the shelf at the mega liquor store can be even more daunting. With labels featuring hard-to-decipher French phrases and cuddly koala bears, it can be really difficult to figure out which wine's going to be worthwhile or go best with the scallops you are cooking that night.

Search Colorado wine reviews by vintage, varietal, rating and producer

That's what scares many from enjoying a glass: Fear of the unknown.

We want to help readers feel more comfortable with the wine-buying and drinking process. Part of that will come through reviews of Colorado wines. You'll see a number next to each bottle we taste. Like the number next to a Wine Spectator review, it means everything and nothing at the same time. If you see an 11-point wine (the tops you'll find here), that won't mean anything unless you have an idea of what our palate's deem so worthy. It's the same with esteemed critics such as Robert Parker. You can bet his 98-point wine is fantastic, but you may like an 85-pointer better because you favor less tannic wines (or whatever the case may be).

So use our numbers as guidelines. Get comfortable with the various reviewers who will be on the site. See if your tastebuds match. Or not.

ColoradoWino.com's completely arbitrary 11-point wine review rating system:

9.5-11 points: The best version of that varietal or style you'll find. Buy a case or two.

7-8.5 points: A solid offering of the particular variety. Buy these wines without reservation.

5-6.5 points: Wines that are tipping the scale of balance. These could be a little heavy on tannins, oak, booze, sweets, etc.

3-4.5 points: A flawed wine that is still drinkable. In a pinch. Maybe.

Less than 3 points: You're better off drinking mud.

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