Following the Colorado River, now a brown torrent, through canyons becoming familiar from many a Western film and more and more desert-like, we suddenly shot out into the green oasis of the Grand Valley and the town of Grand Junction www.visitgrandjunction.com/ . The juxtaposition of the lush vineyards and the arid desert buttes and mesas is amazing (top). This is the heart of Colorado wine country, so naturally we had to tour and sample a few! We toured Plum Creek Cellars www.plumcreekwinery.com/ (middle), Canyon Wind www.canyonwindcellars.com/ and Varaison Vineyards www.varaisonvineyards.com/ where Alex educated us on the wines in a lively and fun style (bottom). To compliment the excellent wines, we dined in style at 626 on Rood www.626onrood.com/ and enjoyed the hospitality of the Grand Vista Hotel www.grandvistahotel.com/ .
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