We just arrived back from a whirlwind trip to numerous wineries in Colorado. What a great experience! After landing in Denver, we drove to the Manitou Springs Wine Festival where 22 wineries were pouring tastings. The ambience, wineries, food vendors and arts and crafts all added to the atmosphere. We also met Doug Caskey from the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, a definite wine enthusiast. We drove on to Cañon City and took a train through the Royal Gorge which featured wines from the Winery at Holy Cross Abbey. We also visited that winery’s tasting room and then went to Mountain Spirit Winery. After that we drove back to the Denver airport and flew to Grand Junction where we met other wine enthusiasts and tasted many Colorado wines and visited a good number of wineries. If you are visiting Colorado be sure to take note of the wineries and stop by for a tasting. You will be pleasantly surprised with the quality of wines produced from the high altitude vineyards.