Paul W. Giese

Wine and food pairing class with Executive Sommelier, Paul Giese of Wine With Class. Class includes 6 wine tastings with 3 styles of cheese and 2 premium chocolates.

Created by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture and the California Association of Winegrape Growers, this event showcases more than 650 vendors to more than 12,200 attendees.

Food and Wine pairing class, centered around chocolate, wine, and cheese.

Food and Wine pairing class, centered around chocolate, wine, and cheese.

Learn the basics and some advanced techniques to tasting wines. Enjoy white, red, and desert style wines.

Learn the fun and no so challenging world of pairing wine with foods. Using chocolate and cheese you will find out how to taste wine and food for matchabiltiy.

Join us for our 75th Chocolate, Wine, and Cheese where it all began. On the 2nd Anniversary of the one that started it all we will be tasting several cheeses and chocolates with Ross and Charlene of Wild Women Winery

Join us for our 73rd Chocolate, Wine, and Cheese class. This class is a great class for all. Taste 6 different wines while learning your palate and the basics of wine and food pairing. Includes three artisan cheeses and two super premium chocolates. Come, see what all the buzz is about.

Rated 4/4 stars!
As seen in the Westword

Join us for our 74rd Chocolate, Wine, and Cheese class. This class is a great class for all. Taste 6 different wines while learning your palate and the basics of wine and food pairing. Includes three artisan cheeses and two super premium chocolates. Come, see what all the buzz is about.

Rated 4/4 stars!
As seen in the Westword

The 2nd Annual Colorado Urban Winefest is an annual fundraiser for the Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology (CAVE), a 501(c) 6 non-profit organization. All funds go toward education, research and equipment purchases to improve the grape growing and winemaking of Colorado wines.

A celebration of food and wine featuring the opportunity to taste wines from many of Colorado's 100+ wineries. This festival features the best venue to learn about and taste how Colorado's wine scene has matured. Experience and enjoy food and wine pairings highlighting the Colorado culinary scene. Meet winemakers, grape growers and artisans and feel what it's like to stomp grapes. Listen to live music while you are enjoying the festival! A specially designated tent to store your wine purchases will be available.
•Taste wines from over 40 Colorado wineries.
•Enjoy gourmet food trucks and artisan booths.
•Listen to live music.
•Participate in free seminars.
•Learn about how the Colorado Wine scene has matured.
•Receive a wineglass and wine tote at the gate with a General Admission ticket.

July 14th-15th, 2012
River Run at Keystone, Colorado

River Run braids hundreds of wines into a picturesque piazza of wine seminars and deluxe jazz ensembles. Kindle a sashay into your step with a sophisticated, weekend affair in the heart of Keystone. Learn about different regions and the delicate nuance of flavors that evolve the finest vineyard blends. Enrich your knowledge by attending the wine seminars and discover which wines and foods harmonize with your favorite selections. Enjoy live music from national Jazz musicians including Hazel Miller, Elan Trotman & Lin Rountree, Dotsero along with the Bryan Savage Band and Louis Colaiannia. New for 2012 a Friday night Mountaintop Reserve Tasting hosted at the top of the River Run Gondola. Enjoy this weekend long wine event reminiscent of its glory days of '06 / '07 with a continued Republic National Distributing Co. partnership in place for the 2012 event.

Live music, wine from Desert Moon Vineyards and Debeque Canyon Winery, Chocolate Pairings with the Chocolate Therapist, along with WineTable.

Grand Tasting - Event Overview

A Beautiful State of Vine

The 2012 Castle Rock WineFest is proud to present over two dozen top Colorado wineries showcasing their wine selections and spotlighting today's winemakers who have revitalized not only a Colorado tradition, but for many, a family legacy. Winemaking began on Colorado's Western Slope more than a century ago.

Modern vineyards feature the classic European wine grape varieties and the art of winemaking is thriving in Colorado. From deep Merlots and expressive Chardonnays to elegant Rieslings and Cabernets, Colorado wines consistently win top national and international awards.

Most of these Colorado wineries are small, family-owned estates that have earned a well-deserved reputation for creating a wide variety of premium wines. Many carry on the rich tradition of their ancestors, immigrants from middle Europe and Italy, who came seeking their fortune in this part of the west. Some brought cuttings of grapes with them and remnants of some very old vines can still be found to this day!

Located in Colorado’s warm valleys and plateaus, watered by mountain runoff, are some of the best vineyards between the West Coast and the Mississippi River. Colorado boasts over 300 days of sunshine every year with refreshing mountain breezes to keep the nights cool and invigorating, and along with low humidity, has the ideal conditions for growing world-class wine grapes for producing award-winning wines.

The 2012 Castle Rock WineFest will again see wine seminars & demonstrations, artisans/lifestyle vendors, entertainment and participating vendors offering delicious cuisine. You may also purchase bottles and cases of wines from your favorite wineries. Come prepared to stroll, taste and enjoy a Beautiful State of Vine in Historic Castle Rock.

This year, we celebrate our Ninth Annual Event at:
The Grange at The Meadows at Historic Castle Rock™

WineTable.com will release its app, My Wine Lists on the new Windows 8 platform. The app will allow you to pair wine with food and food with wine, make suggestions of wines and allow you to create lists like "My Cellar" or "Wines I want to Remember". WineTable will also feature lists that you may find interesting like "Holiday Wines", "Wine for Steak", and "Paul's Picks". The app is FREE and only needs an internet connection.

Join us at Desert Moon Winery for their #1 class and a wonderful evening learning about wine from Executive Sommelier and Certified Wine Instructor Paul Giese, owner of Wine With Class, LL and Founder of WineTable.com. Class includes notes, tasting of wines, and food samples for pairing. Please call Debra Rhea at Desert Moon for more details and ticket information at 303.990.WINE (9463)

Join us at Desert Moon Winery for their #1 class and a wonderful evening learning about wine from Executive Sommelier and Certified Wine Instructor Paul Giese, owner of Wine With Class, LL and Founder of WineTable.com. Class includes notes, tasting of wines, and food samples for pairing. Please call Debra Rhea at Desert Moon for more details and ticket information at 303.990.WINE (9463)

Learn about wine in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Come taste wine with artisan cheeses and hand crafted chocolates. Class includes tasting instructions, pairing of wine, cheese, and chocolates, plus tasting sheet to take with you.

Learn about wine in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Come taste wine with artisan cheeses and hand crafted chocolates. Class includes tasting instructions, pairing of wine, cheese, and chocolates, plus tasting sheet to take with you.

Learn about wine in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Come taste wine with artisan cheeses and hand crafted chocolates. Class includes tasting instructions, pairing of wine, cheese, and chocolates, plus tasting sheet to take with you.

Learn about wine in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Come taste wine with artisan cheeses and hand crafted chocolates. Class includes tasting instructions, pairing of wine, cheese, and chocolates, plus tasting sheet to take with you.

Learn about wine in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Come taste wine with artisan cheeses. Class includes tasting instructions, pairing of wine and cheese, plus tasting sheet to take with you.