minturn cellars

When I was there last and before - the wine tasted like it had at one time been exposed to excessive heat.

Well, we wanted to see the inside and taste the wines. The website states that they are open on Saturday, BUT the winery was not open during Labor Day weekend, which also happened to be the last Minturn Market of the year. REALLY?! Whelp, MAYBE we will make it back and get to finally try it. In any case, they should update their website with accurate hours of operation.

Tucked away behind the main street through Minturn, this little winery serves up tasty wines in a rustic little oaken room lined with bottles. A tasting of four wines is only $4, and the selection varies daily. We tried a few different wines and shared our samples to get the widest variety, from a nice Riesling to a 10-year-old Cab Sauv. I liked most of the wines that I tasted. The grapes come from a variety of places, but mainly from the vineyards in the Grand Valley region. Nothing here blew me away completely, but I came out with a nice bottle of Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon and enjoyed them as well at home as I had at the tasting.