[1] Other wine regions include: the Four Corners area near Cortez, near Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and Durango; Pikes Peak/Arkansas River Valley near Salida, Cañon City, and Manitou Springs; and the Front Range between Fort Collins and Castle Rock, with some wineries located in the Denver metropolitan area.

The first agricultural record of vineyards was when George A. Crawford, founder of Grand Junction planted 60 acres of grapes and other fruit near Palisade.

Like in other areas Prohibition in the United States virtually wiped out the Colorado wine industry in the early twentieth century only to have it resurrected again in the 1960s.

The grant benefits the Western Colorado Community College Viticulture and Enology program.

Each year, the CWIDB invites licensed Colorado wineries to submit samples for evaluation by a panel of esteemed wine professionals from around the United States.

[2] Cold-hardy varieties such as Chambourcin, Verona, La Crescent, Traminette, and Petite Pearl are becoming more popular as growers look to diversify vineyard acreage that can withstand the sometimes harsh cold events that damage, or kill, grapevines in Colorado.

In 2017, Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade was voted the nation's best wine festival by USA Today's "10Best.

[14] In 2024, the Grand Valley came in 10th in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Top 10 Wine Regions.