Sometimes life just seems a little too good to be true. Sunday was one of those days as the Colorado Wine Board invited a handful of wine writers — including George Taber! — for a whirlwind trip to the Western Slope.
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A brief history of Colorado wine and a vintage 1998 Cabernet Franc
For a dash of Colorado wine history, it takes little more than a trip to Doug Caskey’s cellar (which should be noted is an actual dirt floor, back bending cellar) in Boulder.
12/3-4: Alfred Eames Cellars Holiday Season Barrel Tasting
We’re always a sucker for a good barrel tasting. It’s made even more unique when it happens at a winery not normally open to the public. For the fifth consecutive year, Alfred Eames Cellars, high up in the hills of Paonia, opens its doors and barrels to everyone who can make it. Plenty of wines [...]
A Colorado Thanksgiving wine guide
Turkey. Check. Twice-baked potatoes. Check. Jell-O mold. Check. Green bean casserole. Check. You’ve been thinking about the food for weeks but have you given the proper time to consider the vino you’ll be serving alongside the thousands of calories that’ll be on your table this holiday season? Well, get to it.
Alfred Eames Cellars 2009 Pinot Noir
The 2009 Pinot Noir from Alfred Eames Cellars represents the first time I have been able to taste one style from one producer over the course of three vintages.
Rocking the West Elks wines with new Spuntino chef Raul Salazar
Coming back from a great trip to the West Elks AVA meant we had a great selection of new (to us) wines to share at Club Wino No. 2. Brand new Spuntino chef Raul Salazar created a wonderful menu that upped the ante from our first meeting. Here’s what we had: Welcome We started with [...]
Alfred Eames Cellars 2006 Pinot Noir
This wine seemed a bit too aged to be the 2008 Alfred Eames Cellars Pinot Noir that I’d remembered tasting just a year ago. The tannins had completely integrated with the fruits, which still had considerable pop.
The Winos Top Winery in Colorado: Alfred Eames Cellars (editors choice)
Let’s just say the readers got it wrong. Alfred Eames Cellars wasn’t the just best winery on the Western Slope; it’s the best in the entire state. How did this winery in the middle of nowhere get to being this good?
The Winos Best Western Slope Winery: Alfred Eames Cellars (readers choice)
It was almost a shock to see that Alfred Eames Cellars won the popular vote. Not for any reasons regarding quality, more so because this tucked away gem high in the mountains of Paonia doesn’t have a tasting room and seems to have little presence in the consumer’s mind.
Alfred Eames Cellars 2008 Carmena
It’s not easy introducing new grapes to the market. Consumers love their Cabernet (Sauvignon), Merlot and Chardonnay even if those grapes aren’t always perfect for the regions they come from. Carmine is a grape that was formed by crossing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carignane. It was thought to be an alternative for California vintners on [...]