Colorado winemakers celebrate the fall harvest
VailDaily – The fall harvest is showtime for Colorado’s winemakers, that critical period they’ve been working toward all year long. Tight bunches of green berries have matured into lush clusters of fruit — greenish-yellow for white wine grapes and red, purple or black for red varietals. Crops have been thinned to promote greater growth; to protect […]
Ticket sales under way for Winefest
The Business Times – Tickets are now available for the Colorado Mountain Winefest set for Sept. 15 to 18 in Palisade. “We are thrilled to be celebrating our 25th year with over 50 Colorado wineries and look forward to welcoming attendees from all over the world to beautiful Palisade,” said Cassidee Shull, executive director of the […]
Palisade is paradise for serious Colorado wine drinkers
Coloradoan – As a Fort Collins resident for more than 10 years, I have grown to love microbrew beers. We have some amazing options in town for beer, and I feel I have become a bit of a beer connoisseur as the beer options have increased in town. But I enjoy a good glass of wine […]
Grand Valley wineries prepare for a sold out Winefest
KKCO 11 News – PALISADE, Colo. Crews in Palisade’s Riverbend Park are extremely busy setting up for one of the biggest events to come to Palisade all year. Over 6,000 people are expected to fill the park tomorrow from all over the state, country, and the world for the 24th annual Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by […]
Visit Palisade, Colorado’s peach and wine country
Coloradoan – PALISADE – Friday night, sitting inside a remodeled barn at a round table covered by a red wine colored table cloth, I sip on a modified mojito made with wine and eat a slice of pizza topped with peaches. This is Colorado’s peach and wine country. At 4,700 feet, the air is dry and the […]
Record crowds drink up at WineFest 2013
KKCO 11 News – PALISADE, Colo. – Festival organizers say this year’s Colorado Mountain Winefest was the most successful ever with more than 5,800 attendees crowding Palisade on Saturday afternoon. The 22nd annual event saw visitors from thirty-eight states and at least three countries including Poland and Canada. Local winemakers say the event grows every year and […]
Colorado Mountain Winefest Sets New Attendance Record
WineBusiness.com – An estimated crowd of 5,846 filled Riverbend Park in Palisade on Saturday for the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by First National Bank of the Rockies, setting a new 22-year attendance high. The number represents a total more than twice the town of Palisade’s population of 2,700. “This festival takes over Palisade and […]