Balistreri Vineyards

On our final day in Denver, Janie and J. R. went to visit Balistreri Vineyards north of Denver. Our first thought upon arriving at the winery was "where are we?" as we appeared to be in the middle of an industrial estate with heavy machinery and large trucks all around -- a far cry from other winery experiences. But we went in anyway and were glad we did. We were treated to tastings of over 20 different locally-made wines, had a delightful lunch and a tour of the family-owned wine making facility. We shipped five bottles of wine back to Chicago with us and took one to the hotel where we would drink it that evening. We stopped by the shopping mall near our hotel for a quick walk-around Christmas browsing before driving down to Colorado Springs where we would pick up Rebecca the next morning for our drive home.