Zero to Sixty: How Colorado's Wines Became World-Class in Less Than a Decade
Learn What's So Special About the Wine Climate & Styles of the North Fork Valley
A Special Cherry Days Event on July 2nd and 3rd in Paonia Town Park, to be Held in Conjunction with the Blue Sage Art Auction (details below)
Why should you care about Colorado Wine Country? Because for the first time in history, Colorado is making world-class, hand-crafted wines.
Learn how Colorado's unique micro-climates are making it possible for artisan wine makers to create well balanced, nuanced and food-friendly wines. Yes, there's even a striking Terroir that imparts qualities to these wines you can't find anywhere else.
Walk through a technical tasting of six local wines wines and learn to distinguish tastes by region of origin. Bread and cheese will be served with the class. Fee includes wine, food, handouts and tuition.
$15/person
Class Content:
- History of wine making in Colorado
- Climate - how this affects the state's wines
- Basic label reading
- Overview of the area's wine regions
- Red wine grapes and styles
- White wine grapes and styles
- Regional wine and food - classic pairings
When and Where
Saturday July 2nd, 2010
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Paonia Town Park
Paonia, CO 81428
OR
Sunday July 3rd, 2010
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Paonia Town Park
Paonia, CO 81428
