The Long Way
Delta County
A long outdoor dinner table is set up on a hillside overlooking a valley and mountains.
Plate I. Outdoor dinner party, The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com
People dining outdoors at a long table with string lights.
Plate II. Outdoor dinner party, The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com
A group of friends sitting in outdoor chairs, having drinks and laughing under a shelter.
Plate III. Wine tasting patio, The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com
People gathered at outdoor tables and umbrellas near a building.
Plate IV. Outdoor seating, The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com
Two people working outdoors near a large bin of grapes.
Plate V. Winemakers harvesting grapes, The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com
People pouring and tasting wine outdoors.
Plate VI. Wine tasting at The Storm Cellar. From stormcellarwine.com
A tray holds small glasses of red drinks with edible flowers frozen in ice cubes.
Plate VII. Drinks served at The Storm Cellar. From coloradowine.com

The Storm Cellar

Hotchkiss, Delta County, Colorado. Winery; Now through November 1.

Details

Map. Hotchkiss, Delta County, Colorado. Larger map
Where
14139 Runzel Gulch Road, Hotchkiss, CO 14139. Directions
When
Thursday – Sunday noon – 7:00 p.m. now through November 1.
Getting there
Halfway between the towns of Hotchkiss and Paonia; the estate perches 500 feet above the valley floor with views of the West Elk wilderness and the Gunnison Gorge.
Fees
$10 guided tasting (five one-ounce pours).
Access
The road to our tasting room is a winding, graveled road with two sharp switchbacks. Parking is limited; overflow parking is available behind the winery, across the bridge.
Walk-in or reserve
No reservation needed; call ahead for groups larger than eight.
Phone
970.589.3142
Website
stormcellarwine.com
Managed by
Jayme and Steve, founders.
Established
2017.

Colorado white and rosé wines made by two sommeliers in the West Elks AVA.

Notable Events

  1. 2016A colleague in the California wine industry asked Denver sommeliers Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese what was happening in Colorado wine; ten months later they had closed on the Hotchkiss property and were pruning vines. apres.thelittlenell.com
  2. 2017The vineyard's Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Riesling went to Infinite Monkey Theorem and Carboy Winery. 5280.com
  3. 2017The founders moved to the North Fork Valley and began building their winery from a neglected vineyard. stormcellarwine.com
  4. 2018The founders made their own wine and began learning to use a wind machine and combat the weather. 5280.com
  5. 2019The Colorado Wine profile dates The Storm Cellar's launch to 2019. coloradowine.com
  6. 2019Lettie Teague featured Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese in a Wall Street Journal cover story as 21st-century pioneer winemakers. stormcellarwine.com
  7. 2022The Storm Cellar was named Colorado's Winery of the Year by the Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology. apres.thelittlenell.com
  8. 2026Slow Food awarded The Storm Cellar its Snail of Approval. stormcellarwine.com

People

  • Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese, founders and former Denver sommeliers (2017).
  • Jayme Henderson, co-owner and former sommelier.
  • Steve Steese, co-owner and former sommelier.
  • Jayme and Steve, founders, farmers, and winemakers.
  • Jayme Henderson & Steve Steese, founders and sommeliers.

Sources

  1. stormcellarwine.com/visit
  2. stormcellarwine.com
  3. coloradowine.com/winery/storm-cellar
  4. stormcellarwine.com/about
  5. apres.thelittlenell.com/storm-cellar-winery
  6. coloradowine.com/winery/storm-cellar
  7. vogaco.org/the-storm-cellar
  8. westword.com/food-drink/colorado-winery-of-the-year-storm-cellar-16008208
  9. 5280.com/qa-jayme-henderson-and-steve-steese-of-the-storm-cellar-winery