Colorado - Not Just For Beer Anymore

When we think of wine, we often think of Napa Valley, the vineyards of Italy, perhaps even certain regions of Chile. Most of us, however, don't think of Colorado. A state that is well known for beer, Colorado is one place where wine can easily be overlooked.

However, unbeknownst to many, Colorado isn't merely a place for a brewery or two (hundred), it is also a place for many a vineyard. That's right, butt out Bud, and cool it Coors, it's time for Colorado wine to shine.

There really is no place in Colorado better suited for wine production than the western slope, in particular the city of Grand Junction wine in this region. Maybe not the prestige of, say, wine from Spain (or accent), but it certainly has its own uniqueness to offer the wine industry.

Grand Junction, Colorado, is like wine country is known, a label that is well developed. A bit of desert, a bitMountain, a little land and rear, we say, a little rock 'n roll, the suburbs of the city nothing less than beautiful tapestries by Weinberg Weinberg. These vineyards, charming, to say the least, produce high quality wines, is sure to give each their own drinking Rocky Mountain High.

Well, before we continue to talk about wine in Grand Junction, let us digress for a moment and talk about wine in general. This experience in the world of vinoknow that wine has nothing to fear rather run than from a bottle, we should just pat him with the words: "Come to Mama."

But for the novice, the wine can be intimidating, as if each vineyard and each glass is filled with grapes of wrath. Since wine seems to come with certain rules - like a glass to taste how to correct that to comply with food, wines, such as swirl and smell - there can be a bit frightening to think the person who is just beginning to. Fortunately, GrandJunction is a great place to start and wet your palate.

Wine in Grand Junction is not quite as intimidating as the wines from other places, such as in France. While the former is easy going, the latter going to brag about how they once drank from Napoleon. The Colorado wine industry is young, new and exciting. Instead of turning a nose at people who do not know does not include their palates of her index finger, that city experts and beginners witha common voice: Pull-up a glass.

The wines here are manifold. While Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Chardonnay are in the foreground, are Riesling, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc are also represented.

One of the best ways to experience wine in Grand Junction is to take a wine tour. From a tasting tour a crop tour, it's something on the western slope for each wine drinkers. Come see for yourself. You, but not the wine,You are sure to enjoy.