Basics of Wine Tastings
Horizontal tasting
â lineup of wines made at the same place or from the same grape.Vertical tasting
â compares different vintages of the same wine.Blind tastings
â where the variety of grape and the vintage are concealed.Wine tastings
range from light wines to dark.Tasting flight
â Refers to a selection of wines, usually between three and eight glasses, but sometimes as many as fifty, presented for the purpose of sampling and comparison.Don't just drink wine; look, smell, taste, savor, learn and enjoy. Tasting wines is an adventure that will grow your appreciation for both wines and winemakers. Depending on the size of the winery, you may need to pay in hard cash. In theory, you can pay by credit card, but the option is usually unavailable. Colorado's Wine Country is also home to many meaderies, microbreweries and hard liquor distillers.
Smuggler's Brew Pub & Grill
Gyros, Philly Cheese steaks, grilled burgers, burritos, pasta and baby back ribs. Pale Ale, Wheat, Stout and Porter, as well as Martinis and Cosmopolitans.
Revolution Brewing
Stout, Pale Ale, Porter and Apple-Ale flavored with local organic apples. A tasting room in a white clapboard farm house with an attractive front porch.
Palisade Brewery
Locally hand-crafted beer and soda. In addition to microbrews, the Palisade Brewery offers panini sandwiches, bratwurst, BBQ pulled pork and brisket sandwiches every day of the week. Expanded smokehouse/BBQ menu offered every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12PM - 8PM, with spareribs, smoked chicken and burgers and more. Brewery tours available by appointment.
Kannah Creek Brewing Company
Stout, Hefeweizen, Pilzner, Irish Red, porter, Stout and other hand-crafted beers. Brewpub grub of grilled burgers and paninis, plus pasta. pizza and calzones.
Peach Street Distillers
Artisan makers of Colorado whiskey, vodka, gin and bourbon. Be sure to try their grappas, made from the Gewurztraminer and Viognier pomace straight from the press of Debeque Canyon Winery.