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Written by Jacob Harkins
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:37 |
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If I hear anyone else say they don’t like Rieslings because they are too sweet, I might just explode. Or at least open another bottle and sip it quietly on my porch and leisurely watch the sun set over the trees in front of my north Denver home.
To say Rieslings are too sweet is to admit to only trying a few. There is a broad range, in fact, going from dry to late-harvest sweet bombs for dessert. Most, especially from Colorado, fall into either the medium dry or just off dry category. Try a few before writing this grape off. Now that the rant is over, onto the review portion of this article.
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Saturday, 07 August 2010 13:45 |
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 Garrett Estate Cellars is one of the new kids on the Colorado wine block, having just released its first vintage in 2008. Based in Olathe, and set on a 35-acre vineyard, the estate winery has produced some really solid whites to date. And while the 2008 reds are still in the barrel, we got a hold of two recent releases that will be perfect for drinking in the lazy September days of summer. Sign up by Sept. 5 to be a ColoradoWino.com eMagazine newsletter subscriber for a chance to wine the 2009 rose and 2009 pinot gris.
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Written by Jacob Harkins
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:17 |
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 Subtly is nice with an oaked chardonnay. Too much can overpower the palate, too little can leave you wanting more. It’s not a surprise that the 2008 Boulder Creek Winery chardonnay exercises restraint with its toasted flavors but provides enough flavor to make this a medium-bodied white wine.
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Written by Jacob Harkins
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 18:30 |
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 The first time around, we didn’t get to crown a champion. The red wine blind tasting throwdown between Colorado and Virginia finished a tie due to an unfortunate accident with a bottle of petit verdot in transit from the East Coast. Methinks Colorado would have won, with a Canyon Wind petit verdot ready to compete. Sigh, we were forced to drink the inky red with a long finish from Canyon Wind and speculate after Colorado took the cabernet franc category and Virginia the red blend.
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Written by Jacob Harkins
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 17:36 |
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 There’s a whole lot of fruit on the Garrett Estate Cellars vineyard. With more than 35 acres available for grape growing, its on pace to become one of the largest estate wineries in Colorado.
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