Politics Uncorked

So what is it like to be a wine writer based in Denver? Perhaps the best part for me is that Colorado now boasts the second highest per-capita wine consumption of any state in the union (Nevada is first because of Las Vegas). In addition, recent legal changes such as allowing Sunday liquor sales and being able to take unfinished bottles purchased in a restaurant home (as long as resealed) have made a big difference in how we’re perceived nationally.

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 wines poured carefully into said glasses before the seminar began. The area would be roped-off, and only the special ticket-holders were allowed to partake.