The Wine Seller

02/10/2025

WOTW: 2022 Pedroncelli “Mother Clone” Zinfandel

Tasting Note: Supple and brambly, with jammy raspberry, licorice and cracked pepper flavors that end on a zesty accent. Enjoy with BBQ, pizza, a hearty pasta dish....whatever! Wine Spectator: 92 $19 feature

The Pedroncelli house is founded on Zinfandel. It was the first grape planted in the early 1900s, it was the first wine founder Giovanni made after Prohibition ended and it was also the first varietal they labeled under their name in 1947. Using the budwood from the mother vineyard to clone a second...

02/07/2025

Weekend Wine & Spirits Tasting: Valentine’s Treats!

Join me today from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, February 8th from 1-4 pm to taste Ruby Port, Cacao Flavored Rum, Raspberry liqueur and Brachetto d’Aqui from Italy.
Hope you can join me! Dirk

Join me today, Friday, February 7th from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, February 8th from 1-4 pm to taste Ruby Port, Cacao Flavored Rum, Raspberry liqueur and Brachetto d’Aqui from Italy.  

02/03/2025

WOTW: 2021 Cesari Valpolicella Classico

Tasting Note: Smooth and dry on the palate, this well-balanced, fruit-forward red offers a fresh note of wild berries with floral undertones. $20 regular. Feature $14/bottle for 3 or more bottles.

Valpolicella is the most famous red wine district in northeastern Italy's Veneto wine region. The easy-drinking appeal of regular red Valpolicella is coupled with the prestige of its powerful and intensely flavored counterpart Amarone della Valpolicella.

01/31/2025

Weekend Wine Tasting: Taste of Spain & Portugal

Join me today, Friday, January 31st from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, February 1st from 1-4 pm to taste Spanish, Portuguese and an American Mencia wine.

Hope you can join me. In Vino Veritas, Dirk

Join me today, Friday, January 31st from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, February 1st from 1-4 pm to taste Spanish, Portuguese and an American Mencia wine.

01/27/2025

WOTW: 2020 “Vina Albina” Rioja Crianza

This classic blend of 80% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo and 5% Graciano grapes delivers an appealing mix of ripe black cherry, soft fig, baking spices, and wild herbs Wine Spectator: 89 Feature $11/bottle for 4 or more.

Throughout its 100-year history, winemaking techniques have evolved because Bodegas Riojanas combines the local winemaking tradition with the state-of-the-art winemaking techniques. Innovation goes hand in hand with respect for tradition. Therefore, they have incorporated the most advanced winemakin...

01/24/2025

Weekend Wine Tasting: Taste of France

Join me today, Friday, January 24th from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, January 25th from 1-4 pm to taste and compare wines from France’s Rhone Valley and Burgundy.

Hope you can join me. In Vino Veritas, Dirk

Join me today, Friday, January 24th from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, January 25th from 1-4 pm to taste and compare wines from France’s Rhone Valley and Burgundy.

01/22/2025

Italian Wine Tasting Dinner @ The Margarita at Pine Creek

Please join me Thursday, January 30th at 6:30 pm for a multi-course dinner featuring Italian cuisine and wines.

The cost is $85 per person plus gratuity and sales tax. RSVP 719.598.8667

01/17/2025

Wine Tasting: Taste of Italy

Join me today from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, January 18th from 1-4 pm and taste authentic Italian red wines from Veneto, Tuscany and Sicily.

Don’t let a little cold and snow stop you. Warm up with these Italian reds!

Join me today, Friday, January 17th from 3-6pm and/or tomorrow, Saturday, January 18th from 1-4 pm and taste authentic Italian red wines from Veneto, Tuscany and Sicily.

01/14/2025

Famille Sichel Bordeaux Wine Dinner @ Black Forest Bistro

Join me Wednesday, January 22nd 6-8pm for a winemaker dinner featuring beautiful Bordeaux wines from the Sichel family at Black Forest Bistro. $125/person. Reservations at https://icont.ac/50Wor
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Join me Wednesday, January 22nd 6-8pm for a winemaker dinner featuring beautiful Bordeaux wines from the Sichel family at Black Forest Bistro, 6750 Shoup Rd., Black Forest, CO. This will be a delicious dinner paired with very special wines! Hope you can join me. Cheers Dirk

01/13/2025

WOTW: 2020 Guarda Rios Red Blend

This blend offers notes of ripe raspberry, blackberry, chocolate and vanilla followed by juicy acidity in the mouth with ripe, supple tannins and nuances of to***co and garrigue on the palate. Decanter: 97 Feature $12

Guarda Rios (Kingfisher) is a classic expression of the ripe, plush fruit-forward red wine that Portugal’s Alentejano region excels in making! It is made from a blend of Aragonez (aka Tempranillo), Syrah, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouchet grapes that were vinified at low, controlled temperatures in...

01/10/2025

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01/10/2025

Saturday Tasting: Bold Red Blends

Happy New Year! Let’s go Broncos!

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, January 11th from 1-4 pm and taste bolds red blends from Paso Robles, Yakima Valley and Mendoza. Hope you can join me.

In Vino Veritas, Dirk

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, January 11th from 1-4 pm and taste bolds red blends from Paso Robles, Yakima Valley and Mendoza. Hope you can join me.

12/27/2024

Saturday Tasting: Bubbles, Brunello & Bold Cabernet

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, December 28th from 1-4 pm for the LAST wine tasting of 2024! I’ll be opening fantastic Franciacorta, lovely sparkling French rose, mellow Brunello and a bold California Cab!

Tasting Note: Made from 100% estate grown Pinot Noir grapes, this brilliant golden Blanc de Noir bubbly has subtle yet fragrant aromas and offers a mélange of crisp green apple and citrus fruits perfectly accented fresh brioche notes on the persistent, finish. $20.00

12/23/2024

WOTW: 2020 Vallepicciola “Pievasciata” Toscana Rosso

This is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 20% Sangiovese. There’s a nice, light coffee-like edge to the black currant fruit notes. Suckling: 91
$16/bottle feature price

In the late 1990s, the Bolfo family decided to breathe new life into the ruins of an old monastery located in the picturesque countryside of Pievasciata, a picturesque village in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena). And it is from the vineyards of this monastery, transformed with love...

12/20/2024

Saturday Tasting: Bold Bordeaux for Christmas

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, December 21st from 1-4 pm to taste bold, beautiful wines from France’s Bordeaux region.

Hope you can join me. In Vino Veritas, Dirk

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, December 21st from 1-4 pm to taste bold, beautiful wines from France’s Bordeaux region. Hope you can join me. In Vino Veritas, Dirk

12/16/2024

WOTW: 2021 Embankment Cabernet Sauvignon

Layered and velvety, this well-concentrated Alexander Valley Cab delivers deep black fruits, abundant oak spices and rich espresso and dark chocolate undertones. Wine Enthusiast: 93 Feature Price: $26.00/bottle

Winemaker Nick Goldschmidt is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of wine knowledge with a wicked sense of humor. Born in New Zealand, his 30-year wine career has taken him all over the world. As a corporate winemaker, he was the genius behind many award-winning, name brand wines that you’ve proba...

12/13/2024

Saturday Tasting: Barolo, Barbera, Dolcetto...Oh my!

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, December 14th from 1-4 pm to taste beautiful Barolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Arneis from northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Hope you can join me. Dirk

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, December 14th from 1-4 pm to taste beautiful Barolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Arneis from northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Hope you can join me. Cheers! Dirk

12/09/2024

Special Offer: Clio and El Nido for Christmas!

Gorgeous rich Spanish red wines made from Monastrell and Cabernet. Order your's now.

Cheers, Dirk

Looking for a consistently over-achieving, full-bodied red? Then I highly recommend the Spanish wines made Bodegas El Nido! If you’re not already familiar with Clio, it is my favorite “cult” red wine from Spain…dark, lush and plush!  It is composed of 70% old vine Monastrell sourced from ...