TESS: We discovered the Colorado Wine Co. on one of those January Sundays when the holidays are over, it’s too cold to go outside and it’s either break up, or find something fun to do.
CHRIS: Why do you have to say it like that?
TESS: We turned to our most successful relationship counselor, wine, and a quick google search found the Colorado Wine Company in Eagle Rock. Within the hour we were at their Lazy Sunday Tasting. That was two years ago and we’ve been back so often that it’s also been the site of 3 of my interventions.
CHRIS : Do you always have to make my birthday about you? We could write about this place all day –
TESS: But it’s a drag typing with a glass in one hand
CHRIS: So, let’s just cut to the chase with our list of 5 Reasons We Love the Colorado Wine Company.
#1 The Tastings – Our favorite days at the Co Wine Co are Fridays and Sundays when they hold their tastings. For 12-15 bucks, you get 5 generous pours of always interesting wine, a sample of cheeses from Auntie Em’s… and the moral high ground of saying “I’m not getting drunk, I’m just tasting.” You can also buy wines by the glass 6 days a week.
#2 Case Discount – You can mix any 12 bottles and get 10 percent off. This comes in handy if, like us, you’re tired of having that nightly (Yes, we said nightly. Don’t judge.) phone call where one of you asks the other to stop on the way home and pick up some wine. This way, you’re stocked up with better wine then you’ll get at the supermarket and you save money. Really, how can you afford not to?
#3 The Pizza Place next door. The newly opened Brownstone Pizza is two doors down from the Co Wine Co and serves NY style pizza, which you can bring with you into the tasting. Nothing goes better with pizza than wine. (Except for shame.)
#4 Jen and John – the owners. Sometimes, buying wine is an intimidating experience. People are afraid to ask how much things cost or questions like, “What kind of wine could I serve with fried chicken?” These guys have an answer for that (it’s a Gruner Veltliner.) When I went in there looking for “Strike Friendly Wine” they pointed me in the direction of two reds under $10 and they were fantastic. If you’re in the WGA, get over there before the strike’s over – they offer a discount if you show them your union card.
#5 “Wine for everyone,” that’s their slogan, and they always deliver. Most of the wine in their store is under $25 and it’s all good. A lot of time it’s under $15 and sometimes even $10. They stock product from all over the globe, including Italy, Spain, South Africa, Germany, France and of course, California.
Of course, they do offer wines over $25, too. We recently took a chance on a $30 Barolo. To see how that worked out and read more about Barolo, click here.
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