Could Boulder Be the Next Star on the Colorado Wine-Country Map?
By Michael de Yoanna
Created 2009-06-22 11:24

By: Michael de Yoanna [1]

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Could Boulder Be the Next Star on the Colorado Wine-Country Map?

You may have enjoyed a glass of Boulder Beer [2] at some point. So how about a glass of Boulder wine? That might be possible if the efforts of a cooperative are successful at LaGazza Vineyard & Estates. The 40-acre vineyard aims to be Boulder County's first commercial venture, according to the Daily Camera [3], which writes that members will begin planting their first seeds this fall in the hopes of harvesting the first sweet grapes by 2013. But there are risks: It costs $2,000 to $3,000 an acre to maintain a vineyard, and Boulder has comparatively unpredictable weather, difficult soil, and a shorter growing season. Of course, Colorado's Western Slope has been making vino for years, as 5280 [4] noted last year, identifying a number of viticultural stars. Meanwhile, Hanson's Jack Rabbit Hill, a small agricultural town outside Hotchkiss, was recently certified as "biodynamic"--a distinction given to just 50 winemakers across the country and a cut above certified organic, according to Summit Daily News [5]. The Vail Daily [6], on the other hand, takes a look at Larkspur's Wine University in Vail, where studies in France's "Holy Grail" of wine are offered.

Source URL: http://www.5280.com/blogs/2009/06/22/could-boulder-be-next-star-colorado-wine-country-map

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[1] http://www.5280.com/tag/authors/michael-de-yoanna
[2] http://www.boulderbeer.com/
[3] http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jun/21/vineyard-planned-boulder-county/
[4] http://www.5280.com/../../issues/2008/0810/feature.php?pageID=1346%29
[5] http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20090621/NEWS/906209987/1055
[6] http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090616/AE/906159953/1078&ParentProfile=1062