Author: Kimberly Dean

Since my last two pieces about wine contained no real politics at all, it is time to get back to our original theme. It’s been a while since Politics Uncorked contained a one-on-one with a local legislator, and now that the session is over, everyone is a bit easier to get in touch with. It…

I never knew that the right glass could make all the difference in my experience with wine, but I have recently learned differently. Having been to several wine festivals in the last year or so, I had seen these little seminars setting up with glasses of varying shapes and sizes and eventually red and white…

The second annual event benefitting the Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund took place the evening of June 9, over two months earlier than before.I had such a great time meeting Colorado winemakers last year, I felt the need to make a second appearance. Unfortunately, Governor Hickenlooper wasn’t able to attend, but he graciously opened his home…

As Passover and Easter re approaching and people are making plans for holiday and family dinners, decisions are being made on the menu, and naturally that includes the right wines.Each tradition makes reference to wine, since the elixir goes back to biblical times, and it carries through until today.   Photo by Kimberly Dean/The Colorado…

In keeping with our salute to National Agriculture Day we decided to highlight the big picture of the grape-growing industry in the state of Colorado.The Colorado wine industry is relatively significant to the state’s agritourism business. People come from all over the world to experience our various landscapes, including our vineyards, by car, bicycle and…

I met Robert Tait and his wife Jessie Alba Tait, committee members of the Parker Democrats, at their monthly meeting conveniently held at Vines Wine Bar on Mainstreet in Parker. Seemingly young for such organizers, they held their own and kept order as if they had been holding meetings for decades. Of course, plying people…

At a recent meeting at D’Vine Wine on Champa Street in Denver, Charlene Meriwether, owner, told me about a Business After Hours event and Art Gallery Opening at the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce that I just had to attend. Charlene was going to be pouring her Wild Women Wines, so of course I needed…

I had recently interviewed Representative Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, for a previous article, which lead me to further curiosity about his wine interests. While he gave me his take on Senate Bill 60, he also told me about his background in the restaurant business, and out came his love for good wine. I invited him to…

Senate Bill 60 and the fight to drink light The Colorado Restaurant Association’s Blue Ribbon Legislative Reception on Jan. 12 attracted dozens of legislators, old and new, to the Capitol Peak Ballroom on the top floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Denver. One of the most highly anticipated events of the year on…

I met Noel Cunningham just over a month ago to speak generally about his philanthropic efforts as a local business owner and do-gooder. We sat down at his Denver restaurant, Strings, located at 1700 Humbolt Street, where The Colorado Statesman held its holiday party in December. I had already ordered a glass of wine at…