Winefest hits major milestones
BEACON Senior News – The 27th annual Colorado Mountain Winefest was an overwhelming success! Along with being the state’s largest wine festival, attracting nearly 7,000 guests from all over the world, Winefest is also the primary fundraiser for the Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE). This sold-out event (for the fourth year in a […]
Colorado Wine Country: the $300 million industry that keeps growing
KDVR DENVER — This year, Americans will drink more than four billion bottles of wine. That’s about three gallons per person. But these days, wine country doesn’t just mean Napa and Sonoma. Some of the best wines around are being barreled and bottled in the Colorado high country. Our state is now home to a […]
A taste of competition
The Daily Sentinel – Annual wine-judging event On a crystal-bright Saturday morning in early November, I sat down at the Wine Country Inn with five other volunteer judges for the Colorado Amateur Winemaking Competition. This annual wine judging is but one of the many wine-related events, including Colorado Mountain Winefest, produced by the Colorado Association […]
27th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest Festival Program
Winefest a laughing matter
The Daily Sentinel – A full two hours before the gates opened to Saturday’s Festival in the Park, an exclamation point to the 26th annual Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by Alpine Bank, the line of ticket holders curled beyond the sign warning would-be attendees no more tickets were available. Past the boldly lettered “Sold Out” […]
26th annual Winefest sells out again
KKCO/KJCT8 – The 26th annual Colorado Mountain Winefest sold out for the third year in a row. Over 6,500 vendors, attendees and volunteers filled the park. “Just in the park celebrating Colorado wine on a beautiful day with thousands of close friends,” Cassidee Shull, executive director CAVE and Colorado Mountain WineFest, said. It’s been a tradition […]
It’s all grapes!
The Daily Sentinel – When the Colorado Mountain Winefest started in 1992, it was meant to bolster tourism and the wine industry on the Western Slope. Twenty-five years later, it’s safe to say it’s been a success. After starting with five wineries and 500 attendees the first year, Winefest — as it’s simply become known — […]
26th Annual Mountain Winefest Festival Program
Best in the nation about to get better
La Voz Bilingüe – The Colorado Mountain Winefest prepares for another big weekend A menagerie of festivals abound in Colorado, but only one carries the distinction of being voted the nation’s best of its kind. The Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade received that distinction recently from USA Today’s 10 Best website. Best of the Best“The […]
Looking ahead by looking backward
The Daily Sentinel – When something has been around for 25 years or more, it’s hard not to take it for granted. By that time, whether it’s an event or an amenity, it’s become a fixture in the community and it’s hard to remember that it was once a fledgling entity with an uncertain future. […]