Outstanding houses in Colorado.
High-altitude Cabernet and Merlot struggle against late frost and short seasons, yet producers chase ripeness with discipline—Colorado's terrain rewards patience over ambition.
Save these houses, build your route through Colorado, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Colorado
Based on 627 wines with structural data
Style profile
Tight, signature style across producers
FEM score distribution
Based on 48 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Colorado
DeBeque Canyon
VisitColorado is a wine region in United States, home to 112 producers tracked on Femente, 9 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Shiraz/Syrah, producing Colorado Red and Colorado White wines with notes of Black fruit, Red fruit, and Oak. It takes in Delta County, Grand Valley, Summit County, West Elks, and Mesa county.
Colorado — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Colorado?
- The most planted varieties in Colorado are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah, and Cabernet Franc, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Colorado known for?
- Colorado is known for Colorado Red, Colorado White, and Californian White wines and flavors of Black fruit, Red fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Colorado?
- Femente tracks 112 producers in Colorado, of which 9 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Colorado?
- Colorado is a wine region in United States, taking in Delta County, Grand Valley, Summit County, and West Elks.
Colorado
High-altitude Cabernet and Merlot struggle against late frost and short seasons, yet producers chase ripeness with discipline—Colorado's terrain rewards patience over ambition.
Producers in Colorado
- Sonnenalp — undiscovered
- Woody Creek Cellars — undiscovered
- Leroux Creek Vineyards — undiscovered
- Azura — undiscovered
- Mountain Spirit Winery — undiscovered
- Black Bridge — undiscovered
- Stone Cottage — honest
- Mesa Winds Farm & Winery — undiscovered
- Rockyspring — undiscovered
- Buckel Family Wine — distinction
- Vines At Vail — undiscovered
- Edge of Cedars Farm & Winery — undiscovered
- Williams Cellars — undiscovered
- Ptarmigan Vineyards — undiscovered
- Safko Cellars — undiscovered
- Qutori Wines — undiscovered
- Chill Switch — undiscovered
- The Storm Cellar — undiscovered
- La Noue DuBois — undiscovered
- Peony Lane Wine — undiscovered
- Alfred Eames — undiscovered
- Canyon Wind Cellars — honest
- 5680' — undiscovered
- Peony Lane — undiscovered
- Aquila Cellars — undiscovered
- Centennial Cellars — undiscovered
- Salida — undiscovered
- K and A Wines — undiscovered
- Jack Rabbit Hill — undiscovered
- Stoney Mesa — undiscovered