Denver Wine Radio

Last month we hosted a meetup for C.A.V.E., Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology. Winemakers and wine people who belong to the organization getting together to taste and talk about the wine industry in Colorado. We sat down with a few of the wineries and talked to them about what's going in their world of wine. First up was Carboy Winery, located in Littleton. At the time, they were a couple weeks away from opening their Denver location at the old Governor's Park at 7th and Logan, which is open now. Show Notes:[1:01] Meet Ty, Kevin and Jason crushing 140 tons this year[3:39] New location at Governor's Park[7:17] What's pouring at Carboy

Bobby LeFebre is a writer and poet who lives in our Northside Denver neighborhood and wrote a play about it. He and cast member Angel Mendez stopped by to talk about the sold out show at Su Teatro and help us give away some tickets. About the play: Two couples vie to buy Mrs. Lujan’s home, as the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood is now appealing to suburban dwellers, Teo and Luna must fight to return to where they grew up and are now being priced out of home ownership. A tale of where the heart lives. 

Christopher C. Romero is a busy guy these days. Whether he's performing his record Rocknrolla, creating abstract art or acting in movies, he's always willing to take the time to sit down and talk with us. Show Notes:[2:30] Romero talks about his movie premiere of Vault in theaters June 14th.[6:18] What was the first movie you were in? How he got the part in Things to do in Denver When Your Dead.[9:57] Killer Ink and Chewbaca came over for dinner[14:20] Rocknrolla coming out on vinyl![20:22] Frustrations of being an independent artist[22:45] Cha flashback to Alice and Fleetwood Mac[29:00] Grateful that people still want to buy a cd with pictures.

We hit the canned wine isle and tasted 6 different wines including: Canterris Colorado White WineTangent Sauvignon BlancUnderwood Pinot Noir (Oregon)Canterris Colorado Red WineEssentially Geared Red Wine (California)

Tasting wine from Guy Drew Vineyards with Jo Mama Myers.[2:50] Guy talks about his chardonnay[7:56] Growing grapes in the Four Corned area.[11:07] Guy Drew Syrah: One of two wines that proves Colorado is the next wine region to watch. https://goo.gl/7PqZEv[17:38] Who was your favorite rock star you met

If you grew up in the Mile High City listening to the radio, then you should remember Jo Mama Myers from KBPI, KAZY and KIMN. She stopped by to talk and taste some Colorado wine. We start off with Guy Drew Vineyards Chardonnay and later in Part 2, Guy Drew joins us on the air.

It's always nice to make new friends, but when they're fellow winos in Colorado, it makes it a lot more special. Stephanie Davis and Valerie Caruso from the Wine Two Five Podcast stop by to talk wine education.

Paul and Cha Cha talk Prosecco with Jelena Meisel from Zonin International.

Our show from Father's Day Weekend, Paul and Cha Cha compare dad's to Cabernet Sauvignon and taste Chateau Beauregard-Lagupeau, Two Rivers-Colorado, Altocedro Ano Cero-Argentina and Edge-Alexander Valley. Plus, a live studio audience and special things dad's say to kids. Thanks for listening.

One of the funkiest sax players in the Mile High City stops by to taste some riesling and play some music. It’s Jason Justice from the New Orleans style funk band, Gumbo le Funque. Recorded on March 17, 2018

We're tasting three box wines that are great for weekend barbecueing. Kingman from Colorado, Bota Box from California and Capoeira from Portugal.

Cha Cha picks out some wine based on the label and we tasted them.

In our final segment Kyle opens a half-botlle of 2007 Rossj-Bass Langhe.

In this segment we taste the 2014 Plum Creek Colorado Chardonnay and we take a phone call from Ray Ray!

In this segment we taste 2015 Joseph Drouhin LaForet Chardonnay and 2015 Folie a Deux Russian River Valley Chardonnay.

Our guest in studio is Kyle Schachter from the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Kyle was featured in Wine Enthusiast Magazine as 40 Under 40 Tastemakers. And today we're tastiing Chardonnay. in this segment we start with 2015 Two Rivers Colorado Chardonnaywww.winemag.com/content/40-under-40-2017-kyle-schlachter/

More with Michelle Cleveland from Creekside Cellars, winner of the 2017 Colorado Governor's Cup. Grapes need to get happy in the winery and Michelle and Paul share their music playlists for crush season. Then at the [4:25] mark Cha Cha spills the wine, literally, in the studio! Also, Colorado Winefest and what pair's with Chubby's.

Our Cabernet Franc tasting continues with Chinon and Colorado and Cha Cha's wine vocabulary is growing every week with adjectives like rustic, fresh and Denver Botanic Gardens.

We're tasting Colorado's Cab, Cabernet Franc, on the show today. here's the line-up: Lo Fi 2016 Cabernet Franc – Coquelicot Vineyard $27, 2016 Le Grand Bouqueteau Chinon $18, 2016 Bonacquisti Cabernet Franc, Colorado $19, 2015 Creekside Cellars Cabernet Franc, Grand Valley $45. We also talk about alcohol content at [3:45] mark and we get our first caller, luchador Ray Ray, at the [8:40] mark.

Michelle Cleveland, winemaker from Creekside Cellars, is our guest on Denver Wine Radio. Creekside Cellars has had a banner year scoring a 91 with Wine Enthusiast for their 2014 Colorado Cabernet Franc, winning the 2017 Colorado Governor's Cup and being named Winery of the Year from the Colorado Association of Viticulture and Enology.