The best wines of Colorado

Discover the best wines of Colorado as well as the best winemakers of Colorado and estates of Colorado to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Colorado and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Colorado by region

Looking for a good wine of Colorado among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Colorado. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Colorado with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Colorado

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Want to buy a red wine of Colorado cheap or sell a red wine of Colorado at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Colorado

Red wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, imene's tunisian ojja or dal lentils with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Colorado

On the nose the red wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Colorado

  • 2015With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Colorado

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Marechal Foch
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Colorado

A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Colorado.

Discovering the wine region of Colorado

Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.

Colorado's best wines are made from grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Riesling and Chardonnay. The state covers just under 270,000 square miles of land between latitudes 37°N and 41°N, from the Rockies to the eastern lowlands. Colorado's Climate is typically continental; the nearest large bodies of water are more than 500 miles away. This results in hot, Dry summers and cold winters, especially in the higher elevations.

Great white wines of Colorado

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Colorado

White wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit socks in gibelotte, round zucchini stuffed with tuna or chicken with rice and curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Colorado

On the nose the white wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or black fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Colorado

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Colorado

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Colorado

A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Colorado.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Colorado

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Colorado

Sparkling wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of homemade beef stew, rack of lamb in a salt crust or julienne fillets in coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Colorado

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Colorado

  • 0With an average score of 4.18/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Colorado

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Albariño

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Colorado

A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Colorado.

The word of the wine: Destemming

Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.

Great pink wines of Colorado

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Colorado

Pink wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Colorado

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Colorado

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Colorado

  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Zinfandel
  • Riesling
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Colorado

A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Colorado.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Great sweet wines of Colorado

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Colorado

Sweet wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of puchero, lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes or cannelloni with goat cheese and chicken eggplant.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Colorado

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Colorado

  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Colorado

  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Moscato
  • Riesling
  • Moscato Bianco
  • Tinta Madeira

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Colorado

A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Colorado.

    The word of the wine: Silky

    Said of a caressing wine with extremely fine tannins.

    Great natural sweet wines of Colorado

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    Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Colorado

    Natural sweet wines from the region of Colorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, fresh jura salad or grilled leg of lamb marinated in aromatic oil.

    Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Colorado

    On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Colorado. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit or black fruit.

    The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Colorado

    • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 0With an average score of 3.78/5

    The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Colorado

    • Touriga Nacional
    • Zinfandel
    • Tinto Cao
    • Shiraz/Syrah
    • Grenache
    • Pinot Noir

    The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Colorado

    A wine route planned in the region of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Colorado.

    Discover the grape variety: Grenache

    Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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