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From wine tastings with the winemakers here at our tasting overlook and chef dinners across the state, to special events at external locations, we invite you to continue in joining us this year, as we celebrate our fifth vintage release.

Visit us at our outdoor tasting room, Thursday through Sunday, from noon until 7:00 p.m., with no appointment necessary.

Kindly adhere to posted hours. We are closed Monday through Wednesday for farm and winery work.


UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE 2023 SEASON

Steak Night with Chef Joseph Kerns – Friday Nights Throughout the Summer Season

Join us every Friday – rain or shine – now through the end of October, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. or until sold out, as we welcome back chef Joseph Kerns for Steak Night, featuring locally raised, never-frozen, wood-fired steaks, served alongside some of the valley’s best produce. Pescatarian and vegetarian options available. No reservations. Get weekly menu updates here.

Small Plates with Chef Brandt Bishop – 1st and 3rd Saturdays of Each Month Throughout the Summer Season

Come visit us on the first and third Saturdays each month, now through the end of October, as we host chef Brandt Bishop, from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. or until sold out. Brandt is serving eclectic, seasonally-focused small plates. No reservations. Get weekly menu updates here.

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get on the list to receive updates and ticketing information for all of our 2023 events throughout the state.

A little over two weeks ago, we wrapped up tucking A little over two weeks ago, we wrapped up tucking, thinning, and trimming the Reeder Mesa vineyard, where we source Riesling from this special, two-acre plot.

It’s just an hour’s drive away from our vineyard, but the growing region is quite different. It’s still an alpine-desert climate and terrain, but its weather is tempered by the winds from the Grand Mesa, there in the town of Whitewater.

These old vines were killed back to the ground in 2020, and we didn’t receive a harvest of grapes in 2021, understandably. However, we did harvest a small portion in 2022, but it only made its way into a rosé, since it was such a small portion.

This year, it’s different.

The two of us pruned back these old vines hard in April, and they’ve responded with ferocity and vigor.

The clusters are healthy.
The canopy is vibrantly green.
The plants are proportionately cropped.

We have the highest hopes of making a 100% varietal expression of Riesling from this special vineyard that’s located high on the mesa, overlooking the Dominguez-Escalante canyon area.

Those of you, who helped us harvest in 2022, will notice a huge difference this year, and we can’t wait to get after these grapes in just over a month’s time!

It’s all one step at a time at this point of the year.

But isn’t it always like that??

#TSCHarvest2023 #StormCellarWine #Harvest2023🍇 #WestElksAVA #VineyardLife #HighElevationVineyards #HighElevationWine #DrinkColoradoWine #ColoradoWine #ColoradoRiesling #VineyardManagement #ReederMesaVineyards
Took the fancy camera outside tonight to catch som Took the fancy camera outside tonight to catch some last-light shots on one of our Riesling plots.

It’s the vineyard plot with the rogue Pinot Noir vines inter-planted within it.

As you’d expect, the two grow varieties ripen at very different times of the upcoming fall season – take notice that we said “upcoming” – it is still high summer here. 😎

While balancing the busy tasting room responsibilities, we’ve also been weeding, prepping vine shelters, tucking canes, thinning shoots, and measuring sugar levels of our grapes bound for the 2023 vintage.

We also receive Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and (potentially) Grüner Veltliner this week.

We are feeling the harvest push.

Taking time to walk the vines and slow down with the camera and just casually chat about what’s going on within the busy, yet quiet, vines provides a calmness. A center.

Let’s go, harvest 2023.

We’re (almost) ready for you.

#StormCellarWine #WestElksAVA #NikonPhotography #Harvest2023 #Harvest2023🍇 #TSCHarvest2023 #DrinkColoradoWine #VineyardLife #RieslingGrapes #PinotNoirGrapes #September2023 #HollyAndFlora #JaymeGrowsDrinks #JohnDeereGator
Lately we have been waking up in the night, thinki Lately we have been waking up in the night, thinking about our sparkling wine and wondering if the secondary fermentation successfully occurred. 😳 First-time jitters; you know?

So we chilled down a bottle, cracked it open, and, as you can see, IT’S SPARKLING!!!

After one of the busiest Steak Nights on the books, this was such a special reward for us.

Unfortunately, this Sekt-style, traditional-method sparkling Riesling won’t be ready for a few more months. We are letting the wine rest on its lees (the spent yeast cells inside the bottle) and letting the wine further develop.

This phase was a huge hurdle for us, and now it’s on to disgorgement, dosage, and bottling — we’ll elaborate on those terms soon, but for now, this night is for celebrating!!

C L O U D B U R S T - - -  coming soon!!

Thanks for being there tonight, @espressopaeonia, @autourdesaveur (🥩🌖), @hardkor – @hollyandflora and @big_zen love you so much, and so does this community!

#StormCellarWine #DrinkColoradoWine #WestElksAVA #SparklingRiesling #Sekt #ColoradoRiesling #TraditionalMethodRieslling #HollyAndFlora
When you’ve tasted wines from the @westelksava a When you’ve tasted wines from the @westelksava all day, get out here on Saturday evening for a sunset, all-vinyl dance party with @big_zen on the turntables – yes, this is Steve – come out and see him play a curated, live DJ set, bringing the - - -

🕺🏽 HOUSE
🕺🏽 DANCE
🕺🏽 ELECTRO
🕺🏽 FUNK

Get loose, shake it off, dance it out, bring it on, and celebrate the West Elks Wine Trail with us, Steve and Jayme, here at The Storm Cellar.

✔️ We’ll have house-made rosé sangria, à la @hollyandflora.
✔️ We’ll bring the beats.
✔️ And we’ll have a special selection of whites and rosés just for this weekend!!

Morgan from @espressopaeonia will be slinging wine with us! He makes a banging espresso, so you know his wine pours won’t disappoint – it’s gonna be a fun one.

Shoutout to @ositofarms for winning the looks the last time we threw down. 😎

See you tomorrow!!

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
14139 Runzel Gulch Road, Hotchkiss, CO

#BigZen #WestElksWineTrail #DrinkColoradoWine #StormCellarWine #WestElksWineries #VigneronsAndVinyl #DanceParty #WineAndBeats
Are you joining us for the West Elks Wine Trail th Are you joining us for the West Elks Wine Trail the first weekend in August?

Scroll through ➡️➡️➡️ for the details!

Along with the 11 other wineries and cideries of the @westelksava, we are hosting this exciting weekend-long celebration, with ticket sales benefitting the West Elks AVA, furthering its quality, its voice, and its reach.

WHAT:
West Elks Wine Trail

COST:
$30 per person

DETAILS:
Your tickets gets you waived-fee tastings at each of the 12 wineries and cideries, a branded wine tote, and a stemless glass.

DATES:
Friday, August 4th – Sunday, August 6th

What are we doing over the weekend?

✔️ Friday, August 4th – Steak Night with chef Joseph Kerns
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. or until sold out
No reservations; first come, first served

✔️ Saturday, August 5th – Small Plates with chef Brandt Bishop
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. or until sold out
No reservations; first come, first served

✔️ Saturday, August 5th – Sunset House Music Dance Party with @big_zen (that’s Steve!) on the turntables
An all-vinyl set of house, breakbeat, and electro
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

✔️ Sunday, August 6th – Wine Cocktails with @hollyandflora (that’s Jayme!) and @big_zen on the turntables
An all-vinyl set of old-school hiphop, trip-hop, and dub

Reach out with any questions and visit the link in our profile for ticketing information and links to each winery‘s specific events!!

📷: @teyarosemedia 🫶🏼

#WestElksWineTrail #WestElksWineries #DrinkColoradoWine #ColoradoWine #ColoradoWineFestival #StormCellarWine #HighElevationWine
Tickets for the Summer Asado on the Mesa with the Tickets for the Summer Asado on the Mesa with the @foragesisters are LIVE!!

Join us on Wednesday, August 2nd, as we welcome chefs Mirasol and Nicole back, along with their culinary team, for another multi-course, outdoor, fire-cooked dinner, featuring locally sourced pork, chicken, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers.

We’ll be pairing our freshly bottled, new white and rosé wine releases from our 2022 vintage with this traditional Argentine-inspired menu that’s is centered around the bounty and vividness of the summer season.

WHEN:
Wednesday, August 2nd

WHERE:
The Storm Cellar
14139 Runzel Gulch Road, Hotchkiss, Colorado

COST:
$125 per person, plus tax

HOW:
Visit the link in our profile for tickets and detailed menu descriptions.

These tickets will go FAST!!

We can’t wait to see you at the second and final asado of the season with the @foragesisters – we’re pulling out all the stops on this menu with five wines and two wine cocktails!

🎥: @hardkor (first video)
📷: @teyarosemedia (still shots)

#StormCellarWine #DrinkColoradoWine #AsadoOnTheMesa #ForageSisters #SommelierWinemakers #WestElksAVA #HighElevationWine #HighElevationVineyards #ColoradoWine #SunsetMag #WestSlopeBestSlope
Somm Pops – a boozy, fruit-soaked, summer favori Somm Pops – a boozy, fruit-soaked, summer favorite of ours – are back at the tasting room this weekend!!

✔️ @drinkbigbs peaches
✔️ @abundantlifeorganicfarms strawberries
✔️ @debpennshaff honey
✔️ @stormcellarwine Pinot Gris

We stretch the limits of how much wine you can pack into a frozen fruit pop, and it shows – boozy and bright, fruity and fresh, these Otter Pop-style treats are nostalgic for us.

Before we had wine in bottle, we released our wines in “Otter Pop” format – a combination of our estate-grown Riesling and local peaches – at a Colorado FIVE dinner on the Front Range, back in 2019.

You make it work, with what you have.
You make it shine, with what you know.

We’ll be sharing these all weekend long, so come by, check out our new releases, and savor a taste of the valley with our Somm Pops, a curated and frozen expression of the North Fork.

Happy North Fork Uncorked weekend!!

#NorthForkUncorked #StormCellarWine #DrinkColoradoWine #WestElksAVA #HighElevationWine #SommPops #SommelierWinemaker #SommLife #DrinkLocally #Imbibegram
We’ve laid out your weekend plans for the North We’ve laid out your weekend plans for the North Fork Uncorked weekend, so that you can plan your winery visits, schedule your tastings and dinners, and seek out the best ways to shake things up, get inspired, and pack it all in!

1️⃣ First off, go and follow @westelksava and check out all the links, so you know exactly what all of the wineries are doing this weekend.

2️⃣ Next up, be sure to fit in the following events with us here at The Storm Cellar over the weekend. We’ll be sharing menu details, dance-party details, and tasting lineups in our newsletter tomorrow morning, so sign up via the link in our profile to get the specifics.

What’s going on at The Storm Cellar?

We are open for tastings Thursday through Sunday, from noon until 7:00 p.m., no appointment necessary, and we are also hosting the following events:

FRIDAY, June 9th ☀️
Steak Night with @autourdesaveur
4:00–7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, June 10th ⛅️
Small Plates with @bestslopeculinary
2:00–6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY NIGHT, June 10th 🌖
House Music Dance Party with @djkokolove
6:00–8:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 11th 😎
***This is a winemakers’ special***
Jayme and Steve are hosting an old-school hiphop chill party, featuring @big_zen on the turntables and @hollyandflora behind the bar with wine cocktails!!
4:00–7:00 p.m.

We are ready for the summer kickoff!!

@westelksava
#NorthForkUncorked

#StormCellarWine #WestElksAVA #DrinkColoradoWine #HighElevationWine #ColoradoWine #VisitColorado #NorthForkValley #BestSlopeCulinary #ChefBrandtBishop #ChefJosephKerns #KokoLove #DJKokoLove #HollyAndFlora #BigZen
#STORMCELLARWINE

            

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