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What to Know About Colorado’s Grand Valley AVA

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WINE ENTHUSIAST — It’s safe to say that Garrett Portra had never seen anything quite like Colorado’s Grand Valley AVA when he arrived there more than a decade ago. It was cold. The growing season was short. And, if that weren’t enough, much of it was as high as 4,500 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest wine growing regions in the world, comparable to Argentina’s Mendoza, Texas’ High Plains and several parts of Switzerland.

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