July 27th – PALISADE, CO – Carboy Winery, Colorado’s largest and best known winery and soon-to-be largest Sparkling House, was named the sixth ‘Best Wine Tasting Room’ by USA TODAY. The national ranking is a tremendous honor for Carboy, helping to promote the Colorado wine industry as a whole.
“We can’t thank our friends and fans enough for voting to make this happen,” says Kevin Webber, CEO of Carboy Winery. “It’s a privilege to be part of the Top 10 best wineries in the country and give the Colorado wine industry the recognition it deserves. I’m so proud of this company and our incredible team. An honor like this wouldn’t be possible without them.”
Carboy Winery crafts impactful wines that reveal the Grand Valley’s extraordinary terroir and unmistakable typicity. With four tasting rooms throughout Colorado, Carboy Palisade lies in the heart of the Grand Valley. Sitting at 4,742 feet above sea level, the estate vineyard and tasting room has a commanding view of Mount Garfield and the famed Book Cliff Mountains.
The USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards revealed 20 nominees for each reader’s choice category, selected by a panel of wine industry experts. According to expert Amber Gibson, “Carboy Winery’s diverse lineup of wine ranges from albariño and viognier to cabernet franc and teroldego, with some great sparkling wines too.”
The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board (CWIDB), part of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, also received recognition in the USA Today 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, ranking the Grand Valley as the third ‘Best Wine Region’ in the country.
The Grand Valley is home to more than 35 wineries and has the highest concentration of wineries in Colorado. Warm valleys, plateaus, mountain runoff, and 300 days of sunshine allow for unique growing conditions.
Other wineries placed among USA Today’s top ten wine tasting rooms include Kiona Vineyards, Benziger Family Winery, Dablon Winery & Vineyards, Turnbull Wine Cellars, Long Shadows Vintners, Stoller Family Estate, Corner 103, and DAOU Vineyards.
About Carboy Winery
Modern-day pioneers of Colorado wine, Carboy Winery is a passionate group of winemakers and restaurateurs. Since 2016 our award-winning wines have helped lift the Colorado wine industry into prominence as a wine region ripe with possibilities. Through ambitious winemaking and innovation with new varietal wines, sparkling wines, and wine seltzers, Carboy is slowly turning a state known for its beer into one that creates exciting and adventurous wines. Year after year, our commitment to Colorado viticulture continues to grow. One of the largest producers in the state, we craft impactful wines that reveal the extraordinary terroir and unmistakable typicity of Colorado’s Grand Valley and Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills AVAs. Come visit any of our four Colorado locations in Littleton, Denver, Breckenridge and Palisade.
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About USA TODAY
USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY’s mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its unique visual storytelling, USA TODAY delivers high-quality and engaging content across print, digital, social and video platforms. An innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation — today, tomorrow and for decades to follow. USA TODAY, the nation’s number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.6 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.6 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than 16 million downloads on mobile devices. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
