Small wineries, meaderies, and cideries in Colorado
Small wineries, meaderies, and cideries in Colorado, each compiled from its own sources: tasting-room days, fees, and the farm it sits on. No ratings; every entry carries its status.
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- Alfred Eames Cellars at Puesta del Sol VineyardsPaonia · Official tasting roomA family winery and Pinot Noir vineyard on Mount Lamborn south of Paonia, Colorado, whose wines age in a vaulted underground cave that Alfred Eames built with his son.
- Alluvial Farm & VineyardsFort Collins · Winery/vineyardA certified biodynamic vineyard of four and a half acres in Fort Collins, Colorado, where sheep, kunekune pigs, and chickens are turned in among rows of cold-hardy grapes.
- Aspen Peak CellarsBailey · Winery and bistroA winery and bistro on the North Fork of the South Platte in Bailey, Colorado, where the riverside beach is made of the owners' own crushed wine bottles.
- Avant VineyardsPalisade · Tasting roomA small estate winery on East Orchard Mesa in Palisade, Colorado, begun by an embryologist and an emergency physician on a peach farm overlooking the Colorado River.
- Azura CellarsPaonia · Boutique winery and fine art galleryA winery and art gallery on a mesa above Paonia, Colorado, named for its founders' 38-foot sailboat, where a yacht club has raced model boats on the pond below.
- Bad Bitch Cellars (BBC Wines)Eaton · WineryBad Bitch Cellars is a woman-owned boutique winery listed in Eaton and in Ault, Colorado, and it puts its late French Bulldog, Stella, on every cork.
- Berkeley Estate CellarsOlathe · Winery & venueA 35-acre vineyard on Falcon Road outside Olathe, Colorado, planted in 2003 as Garrett Estate Cellars and renamed by the DeJesus family for their daughter Berkeley.
- Black Bridge WineryPaonia · Tasting room and farm marketA family orchard and winery half a mile northeast of Paonia, Colorado, whose wines age in a cave framed with salvage from a local mining operation.
- Blendings at the Hillside VineyardFort Collins · WineryA family winery and wedding vineyard on Bingham Hill northwest of Fort Collins, where visitors blend and bottle their own wine under a county permit limited to eleven cars a day.
- BookCliff VineyardsPalisade · Estate winery tasting roomBookCliff Vineyards' Palisade tasting room, built in a garage on Hawk Ridge in Colorado's Grand Valley, pours wine from vineyards two Boulder engineers began planting in 1996.
- Brush Hollow WineryPenrose · Winery/vineyardBrush Hollow Winery and Vineyard found in Colorado's Apple Valley is a Colorado family-owned business with over 20 years experience in the wine industry, offering wine and mead in the vineyard, the tasting room, or out back in one of our cabanas.
- Buckel Family WineGunnison · Award-winning, family-owned wineryWelcome to Buckel Family Wine, where our passion for the outdoors, vineyard sustainability, and dedication to handcrafting exceptional wines runs deep. Our winery embodies a spirit of adventure and innovation, thanks to our owners/founders, Joe and Shamai Buckel.
- Bugling Elk Vineyards & WineryPenrose · VineyardA veteran-owned vineyard and tasting room on Apple Lane in Penrose, Colorado, where a retired Green Beret gave up on malbec and turned to cold-hardy marquette.
- Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield EstatePalisade · Estate vineyard and tasting roomCarboy Winery's estate tasting room on G Road in Palisade faces Mount Garfield and the Book Cliffs, with a 4,000-square-foot facility next door making Colorado sparkling wine by the Charmat method.
- Carlson VineyardsPalisade · Wine makingA family-owned winery in a 1930s fruit-packing shed on East Orchard Mesa above Palisade, Colorado, whose Lemberger was poured at the 2000 unveiling of the Tyrannosaurus skeleton SUE.
- Centennial CellarsPalisade · WineryCentennial Cellars is the Talbott family's estate wine label in Palisade, Colorado, made from the grapes of the state's largest wine-grape grower and sold in bottles and 375-milliliter cans.
- Chill Switch WinesCedaredge · Winery/vineyardA natural winery northeast of Cedaredge on Colorado's Western Slope, where Dave Aschwanden pours appointment-only tastings off the barrel tops in a building he built himself.
- Claremont Inn & WineryStratton · Event calendarA nine-room Palladian mansion and small-batch winery beside I-70 at Stratton, Colorado, built in 1995 on five acres of pasture said to have been won at poker.
- Cloud City MeadLeadville · World's highest elevation meaderyCloud City Modern Mead, a one-man meadery on Leadville's south end that calls itself the world's highest, ferments lower-alcohol honey wines with fresh fruit at 10,000 feet.
- Colorado Cellars WineryPalisade · Family owned and operated wineryColorado's oldest, largest and most award-winning winery, founded in 1978 as Colorado Mountain Vineyards
- Colterris WineryPalisade · Estate wineryColterris, which calls itself Colorado's largest estate-grown winery, pours from six Palisade vineyards along the Colorado River and keeps some 18,000 antique corkscrews near downtown.
- Continental Divide WineryFairplay · WineryA tasting room and production winery in a Highway 285 shopping plaza in Fairplay, where the owners say wine is made higher than anywhere else on earth.
- Cottonwood Cellars / The Olathe WineryOlathe · Old world style family owned wineryA family winery on a 52-acre farm west of Olathe, Colorado, where two Californians from the computer industry planted grapes in sweet-corn country in 1995.
- Creekside CellarsEvergreen · Winery and mediterranean cafeA winery and Mediterranean café on Highway 74 in downtown Evergreen, Colorado, where wine from the house's own Palisade vineyard is poured on a deck above Bear Creek.
- Flying T WineCortez · VineyardA one-acre vineyard on the Tomac family's Flying T Ranch in McElmo Canyon near Cortez, Colorado, planted below Battlerock, where motocross champion Eli Tomac trained.
- Fountain Creek Winery & EateryFountain · Winery & eateryA family-run winery and eatery on the bank of Fountain Creek in Fountain, Colorado, where a self-taught winemaker blends and labels the house wines from barrels bought on the Western Slope.
- Four Leaves WineryDurango · Personal wineryA storefront winery at 528 Main Avenue in Durango, across from the train station, where imported grapes are fermented, blended, and bottled in the tasting room.
- Fox Fire FarmsIgnacio · WineryA sheep ranch on County Road 321 southeast of Ignacio, Colorado, held by one family since 1916 and now growing cold-hardy hybrid wine grapes at 6,500 feet.
- Hermosa VineyardsPalisade · Cozy little wineryA small family winery on a gravel lane in the foothills above Palisade, Colorado, where Kenn Dunn pours wine from vineyards he first planted to sell grapes to others.
- Hunters Moon MeaderySeverance · Small family owned meaderyAn appointment-only meadery in a building behind Greg and Kim Bowdish's home in Severance, Colorado, where chokecherries from the front yard go into the Mountain Berry mead.
- Jack Rabbit Hill FarmHotchkiss · Wines and spiritsA biodynamic farm, winery and distillery on Redlands Mesa near Hotchkiss, Colorado, whose estate wines ferment on native yeasts for five to six months.
- L & O VineZCañon City · WineryWe might have started as a small and humble vineyard, but we're on our way to becoming the talk of Cañon City, Colorado!
- Lanoue DuBois WineryMontrose · Family run vineyard & wineryEstate-grown, sustainably farmed family winery with tasting-room views of the San Juans, close to Telluride; the closest winery to Telluride, located in Montrose.
- Mafia Princess WinesOrchard Mesa · WineriesA boutique family owned winery with a flare for story telling around good wine.
- Manitou WineryManitou Springs · WineryLocally owned & operated winery. Tastings, batches/ labels, patio seating, private events, wine club, dog friendly, etc..
- Mesa Winds Farm and WineryHotchkiss · Winery/vineyardA 36 acre farm, winery and restaurant at the base of the West Elks Mountain range.
- Mountain Spirit WinerySalida · Boutique wineryFamily-owned and operated boutique winery nestled in the high country of the Upper Arkansas River Valley, producing premium wines on five acres of farmland with apple orchards and an old homestead, surrounded by 14,000-foot mountain vistas.
- Mountain View WineryOlathe · Fully operational wineryA Western Slope Olathe winery that grows seven grape varietals on the same orchard where Mike's family has grown fruits since 1960.
- Mummy Hill WineryWray · Winery/vineyardBoutique winery north of Wray, CO
- Painted VineyardPaonia · Winery, tasting room and bed & breakfastA vineyard and winery grown from an open horse field purchased in 2015, now a thriving vineyard and winery offering tastings to all who visit.
- Peachfork Orchards and VineyardsPalisade · Orchards, vineyards and estate winesWe specialize in raising high-quality fresh fruit, wine grapes, and creating award winning estate wines.
- Qutori WinesPaonia · Family owned winery, vineyard and cafeVineyard of 8 acres of Pinot Noir grapes and a 4 acre Sweet Cherry orchard.
- Red Mountain RanchesCedaredge · Country marketWestern Colorado fruit grower and country market.
- Redstone MeaderyBoulder · MeaderyTasting room open for tastings, meads by the glass, and purchases of bottles, cans and kegs.
- Restoration VineyardsPalisade · WineryRestoration Vineyards is more than just a winery.
- Salt & AcresFort Lupton · On-site winery and tasting room with bakery and event spacesA picturesque property located outside Fort Lupton, Colorado where friends become family and families grow closer together.
- Sauvage SpectrumPalisade · Estate winery & vineyardDiscover over 26 varietals of hand-harvested, still and sparkling wine at our industrial warehouse winery and vineyard.
- Slaymaker CellarsIdaho Springs · Award winning meaderySlaymaker Cellars is an award winning meadery located in Idaho Springs, CO. We are dedicated to using high quality ingredients, making great mead, and giving back to the community.
- Snowy Peaks WineryEstes Park · Tasting roomLocated in the heart of beautiful Estes Park, Colorado, Snowy Peaks Winery & tasting room offers award-winning wine made from Colorado grown grapes.
- Stone Cottage CellarsPaonia · WineryFamily winery crafting wine from grapes grown at some of the highest elevations in the world, in a tasting room of fieldstone cleared from the vineyards.
- Stoney Mesa WineryCedaredge · Family-owned wineryFamily-owned winery in the Surface Creek Valley; its tasting room overlooks the estate vineyard with a spectacular view of several mountain ranges, canyons and expansive valleys.
- Sutcliffe VineyardsCortez · Tasting roomSeven distinctive guest houses set among the red-rock canyons of Southwest Colorado — historic ranch homes, handcrafted cabins, or the architectural dwellings of Sky Village — near Mesa Verde, Canyons of the Ancients, and Hovenweep.
- Sweet Heart WineryLoveland · WinerySix acres on the Big Thompson. A timber-frame tasting room with the patio open to the cottonwoods and the river just past the lawn, and a property that can be handed over to one wedding.
- Talon Wines at the MeaderyPalisade · WineryTalon Wines at the Meadery offers tours, tastings, events, wine flights, charcuterie boards, and a curated gift selection for your enjoyment! Visit our website to book tours, make tasting reservations, and view upcoming events.
- Ten Bears WineryLaPorte · WineriesIntroduce your palate to a truly superior Colorado wine experience. Our Winemaker handselects only the finest grapes.
- The Blue Beryl WineryPalisade · WineryEstate grown and made at the base of Mt. Garfield, serving traditional dry wines with a local Palisade twist.
- The Ordinary FellowPalisade · Family owned craft wineryIf you're into Ordinary Fellow, it's worth stopping by the brand's rustic Palisade headquarters, which once housed a peach-packing plant.
- The Storm CellarHotchkiss · WineryColorado white and rosé wines made by two sommeliers in the West Elks AVA.
- Two Rivers WineryGrand Junction · Winery and chateauFamily-operated winery between the gateways of the Colorado National Monument offering wine making, luxury accommodations and special events.
- TWP Winery & FarmhouseClifton · Winery/vineyardA charming biodynamic vineyard with winery and Inn at the base of Colorado's Bookcliff mountains.
- Varaison Vineyards and WineryPalisade · WineryEnjoy an exceptional wine experience in a tasteful ambiance. Varaison offers guests exclusive wine tastings, and we can accommodate gatherings in our private cellar, elegant dining room, or event pavilion.
- Wild Mountain CellarsMinturn · Winery/vineyardCozy cabin space along the Eagle River with a rustic feel; big glass doors on both sides and a firepit out front.
- Williams CellarsCedaredge · 5 generations of fruit growingWilliams Cellars is a natural extension of our family’s lineage of 5 generations of fruit growing in Colorado.
- Winter Park WineryFraser · Winery/vineyardLocated in Downtown Fraser along US Highway 40, the Winter Park Winery prides itself on its wine, small town charm and great atmosphere.
- Yellow Car Country WinesCortez · Fruit wines and meadA winery located in Cortez, CO making fruit wines and meads. The view is great. Come take a break, have a glass of wine, and take a bottle home with you.
Wineries in all eleven states; next door in Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.