The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2025
TRAVEL + LEISURE — Colorado’s Western Slope – It may not be the first place that springs to mind when you hear “wine country,” but this stretch of Colorado has a growing reputation for Rieslings and other cool-climate grapes.
Colorado Is An ‘Unexpected Adventure’ In American Wine
FORBES — When one thinks of American wine regions, it’s a given that places like Napa Valley, New York’s Finger Lakes and even Virginia may cross your mind. Colorado, while known for hiking, fishing and general outdoorsy lifestyle, probably doesn’t. Winemaking in the state has a few origins, while some may point their finger as […]
A Guide to Colorado’s Extremely Underrated Wine Regions
THRILLIST — Colorado may not be the first state you think of when you think about wine regions in the United States. It might not have the name recognition of Napa, or even Temecula, but the Centennial State was in fact once a respected winemaking area before Prohibition (when the vineyards were ripped out and replaced with orchards), […]
33rd Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest Festival Program
Fall Is the Best Time of Year to Travel. Go Here.
OUTSIDE — In most of the world, the crowds of summer have thinned, the temperatures are perfect, and prices are dropping. What are you waiting for?
19 Best Places to Travel Solo as a Woman
COSMOPOLITAN — Don’t get me wrong, I love a girls’ trip just as much as the next gal (honestly, probably more than the next gal). But my best travel buddy is, unapologetically, me. I’ve had friendships almost ruined on trips, and it took me a while to realize that not everyone travels well together. I’ve now visited […]
8 Crush-Worthy Road Trips for Wine Lovers
FODORS — The Great American Road Trip pairs best with a good vintage and people you love. America’s byways roll through some of the most iconic landscapes–and vineyards–for those wanting tasty fermentation and a sense of freedom. Savor every sip under dark skies. Cozy up overlooking grand gorges. Wind through stately forests on your way […]
The Best Colorado Wineries to Visit Right Now
WINE ENTHUSIAST — Elevation is everything in Colorado. The state boasts an average altitude of about 6,800 feet above sea level, making it the highest contiguous state in the United States. It follows that wineries in the Centennial State are similarly elevated—in both the literal and figurative sense. Colorado has long been associated with craft beer, but over the last […]
The world’s largest flattop mountain is an adventurer’s paradise
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC — Colorado’s Grand Mesa is an 11,000-foot natural wonder that offers uncrowded hikes, Nordic ski trails, superb fall color, and seven biomes.
What to Know About Colorado’s Grand Valley AVA
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 […]