Grand Junction, CO Wineries

We needed breaks in our trip from Dolores, CO to Hot Springs, SD so we picked our first stop at Grand Junction, CO because we saw they had a large number of wineries.  A good enough reason to stop.

We camped at Junction West RV park.  It seems nice enough. As long as they have full hook-ups, and nothing blocking my satellite dish setup, we are good.  We are both fighting colds, so we are moving slow these days.  Used Yelp and Trip Advisors to pick a few wineries to visit.

We picked Masion La Belle Vie because their owner grew up in Loire Valley in France.  Their wine was good.  They had a lot of reds.  The dryness and altitude is good for the big red grapes here.  The photos above are from Masion La Belle Vie.

We picked Hermosa Vineyards next and got lost getting there because we put their address into the GPS.  Bad move.  We found it and it was not picturesque like the first winery.  It looked closed.  Nothing but a metal building.  While we were getting out of the truck the garage doors on the building opened to reveal a tasting room and the owner/winemaker standing there.

This was a pleasant surprise.  Great wines, but expensive.  He has a loyal local following so he has not distribution, no wholesale or wine club shipments; just the tasting room sales.  We has a long conversation about everything wine related.  At the end, we got into a discussion on bourbon and he mentioned a local distillery they won awards in Kentucky.

So next we went to a bourbon tasting.  It was very good, but not worth the $60 they wanted for a bottle.

We also found a liquor store that had Buffalo Trace for $22, so I bought all he had.

It was a good day for a couple of alcoholics. :-)