BookCliff Vineyards – Boulder, CO | Winery Tour and Tastings

BookCliff Vineyards is a unique Colorado winemaker with both a Front Range winery and a West Slope vineyard. The family-owned winery, located in Boulder, is open year-round.

There are ten wines that have won over a dozen medals at competitions. Stop by the Boulder Tasting Room to try some of them. It’s open Thursday through Sunday from 1 pm-6 pm. It’s located next to Upslope Brewery, which also has tours and tastings.

Winery Tour in Boulder

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Both the tasting room and winery are located in Boulder. There’s only an unofficial tour, where they are happy to show you the fermentation tanks and aging barrels, located behind the tasting room. The knowledgeable staff will answer any questions you have about their wine and how they make it. There’s no reservation required, just by anytime during open hours for an impromptu tour.

For a more thorough experience, they offer a Very Behind the Scenes Winery Tour. This includes wine, chocolate, and cheese pairings. You’ll tour the Boulder winery and get a virtual tour of the vineyard in Palisade. There is a minimum of four people required for this tour, which should be reserved in advance. It’s $20 per tour.

Guests are welcome to stop by their vineyard in Palisade. Heading east on I-70 toward Plisade, take exit #44 and head west (straight). The road hugs the side of the Colorado River around a subtle curve. Their vineyard is on the north side when the road straightens out.

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Wine Made in Boulder

They produce a nice range of wines, from reds and whites to sweet dessert wines. All their wines are expertly aged in oak barrels. BookCliff uses 100% of its grapes from its own Palisade vineyard, where it practices sustainable farming. There are no pesticides and herbicides used, and and compost is the fertilizer.

Popular Wines

They own 37 acres of vineyard, which grows fourteen different varieties of grapes: Chardonnay, Viognier, Muscat Blanc, Riesling, Orange Muscat, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Graciano and Malbec.