How great are Colorado Wines?
Come to the Wines of Colorado and see!
You've found a resource like no other! The Wines of Colorado, located on Hwy 24 at the Pikes Peak Highway exit in Cascade, is your Colorado destination for: Retail Wine Sales, Wine Tasting, & Creekside Dining
As the marketing manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, he had passed a barbecue restaurant everyday. Cars would line the road as dozens of people would go to eat barbecue chicken and burgers. He wondered how they attracted so many diners. He also remembers a burger joint in his home town in Canada. People by the droves would park up and down the road and wait in line for a lousy burger. Marv thought "What would happen if you served a good burger?" He watched his current Cascade location as a variety of businesses opened and closed over the years. He was certain that it was a good place for a restaurant.
One day opportunity presented itself. A close friend, Bruce McLaughlin, suggested opening a store that sold Colorado wines. Bruce and his wife own Minturn Cellars and by law, are allowed five tasting rooms outside of the winery. Marv, still intrigued with having a busy roadside restaurant of his own, wanted to serve food as well. So the idea of a wine tasting restaurant was born.
Friends were skeptical. What if it did not work? What if it failed? Marv chuckled and thought 'If we don't make it, we will drink wine all winter.' The building he had watched through the years was available, so he went to work.
Knowing that an important part of a successful restaurant is curb appeal, he contacted the Business of Art Center to find a muralist. Allen Burton transformed the plain cinder block building into a work of art. Marv and his wife Francine gathered the necessities, buying only what they could pay for. They put an old couch out front for outdoor seating and decorated with potted plants, grape vines and a few patio tables. Yet they had begun to create a special atmosphere. One that was uniquely their own.
That year they started serving burgers - good ones. Then a man pulled in an asked if they served wine burgers. He said there is a place in Phoenix that serves them and you can not get a seat there. That was all Marv needed to hear. He created his own wine burger with grilled onions and roasted green chilies and the menu started to grow.
Marv had always loved cooking, so creating new dishes was fun for him. At first, a few sandwiches and appetizers were added to the menu. Next Marv's homemade chili and spaghetti with veal sausage were offered. Little by little it evolved. Now it is a full menu with many local favorites like salmon Caesar salad, buffalo burgers and roast beef sandwiches. Today, the restaurant is the favorite of locals, business owners and visitors alike. They come for the atmosphere, to pick up a new bottle of wine or to try a special dish from the smoker. Once you visit, it will be one of your favorites too.
Representing over 95 Colorado Wineries, we are proud to offer the largest selection of Colorado Wines in the State!
Wines of Colorado Gifts
Francine and Marv have searched high and low for the largest selection of wine-related products in Colorado. If you have a gift-giving occasion for a wine connoisseur, this is the place to find a special present. Gift Certificates/Gift Cards are also available in any dollar amount. They are always a welcome gift. 10:30 am - 8:00 pm October - April
Why Wine Tasting?
The idea behind a wine tasting restaurant was to expose the public to Colorado Wines. It is a little known fact that Colorado has an ideal climate for grape-growing. The hot summer days, cool evenings and high altitude, similar to conditions in Italy, France and parts of California, are perfect. Colorado's grape-growing regions range in elevation from 4000 to 7000 feet and are thus among the highest vineyards in the world, resulting in hot days accompanied by cool nights. The long warm daylight hours of intense high altitude sunlight mature the fruit completely and build the natural sugars. The cool evenings cause the grapes to retain the acids so vital to premium wine making.
Creekside Dining
Cascade, Colorado is located in the foothills at the exit to the Pikes Peak Highway. It has a wonderful climate in the summer and fall with cool fresh air and warm afternoons. Dine in the shade of the willows and pines next to Fountain Creek or on our sunny deck overlooking the creek. Combined with great food and wine, this is the Colorado experience you have been looking for.
Join us today!
Phone:719-684-0900
Fax: 719.684.9228
E-Mail: thewinesofcolorado@live.com
8045 W. Hwy 24 • Cascade, CO 80809
10 Miles West of Colorado Springs
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