Tasting Notes
All the flavorful details
Each harvest, our winemaker carefully plans, selects, and sources the highest quality grapes from the Grand Valley here in Colorado, Willamette Valley in Oregon and Columbia Valley in Washington before they make the trek to our winery. In addition to crushing, fermenting and packaging the majority of our wine on site at our winery in Fort Collins, we also collaborate with winemakers in Oregon to craft wines that are brought to our winery and aged further, blended, and canned, bottled or kegged in pursuit of our uniquely balanced flavors.
Current Releases – Cans
Immediate Unreality + Meow Wolf
Immediate Unreality is a crisp white blend with bubbles that pop into aromas of lime zest and starfruit. The medium body and balanced acidity reveal flavors of juicy citrus, mineral and spice.
We sourced grapes from family-owned vineyards in Washington and Oregon and then crushed, fermented and blended them here at our Fort Collins winery. Pair this wine with chicken adobo or dumplings with sweet chili sauce.
This custom blended bubbly white wine – handcrafted at our Fort Collins winery – is now available exclusively inside the multiverse transit hub known as Convergence Station at Meow Wolf’s HELLOFOOD cafe and bar and for earthlings at our winery in Fort Collins.
Gruner Veltliner 2022
This wine epitomizes the “green” in Grüner Veltliner. The nose is full of lime zest, fresh cut grass and sea salt. The high acidity and light effervescence zings on the palate, with flavors of lime, green apple and white pepper. Pair with sushi, white asparagus, chicken katsu. Grapes hand-picked with our partners in the Columbia Valley, Washington.
White Blend Pinot Gris
Bursting with aromas of peach, honeydew and orange blossom, The OBC Wine Project Pinot Gris Blends leads with a bright acidity, a lean mid-palate with citrus and floral notes. A blend of hand-picked Pacific Northwest varietals grown in Willamette, Valley Oregon and Columbia Valley, Washington.
Sparkling Pinot Gris
Our Sparkling Pinot Gris is crafted with hand-picked Oregon grapes from our grower partners in Willamette Valley, Oregon. A fruit forward, Prosecco-style white, this wine shines with aromas of brioche, pear, lemon and honeysuckle. Bright acidity and creamy bubbles detonate flavors of honeycrisp and lemon on the palate. Pair with popcorn, prosciutto and parties.
Rosé with Bubbles
Crisp and fizzy, The OBC Wine Project Rosé features notes of strawberry, grapefruit zest and white cherry. As the bubbles subside, the wine opens up with ripe citrus and apple on the palate. A lively, lingering finish brings you back for another sip whether you’re at home or out in the sunshine. This food friendly wine is 100% Pinot Noir grown in the warmer region of Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Red Blend
Our medium bodied red blend of Corvina, Pinot Noir and Malbec is packed with aromas of dark cherry, black pepper and a hint of savory tarragon. This approachable wine is dry with integrated tannins and lots of bold fruit favors.
Guava Spritz
The OBC Wine Project’s fizzy, refreshing Guava Spritz is a blend of simple ingredients – premium white wine, real guava, pineapple and sparkling water. Its rush of juicy flavor starts with hand-picked grapes, crafting a light, tropical drink that’s perfect for life in the Colorado sunshine. At just 6.5% ABV, this is the perfect sipper for any occasion.
Current Releases – Bottles
2022 Viognier
This lively cool climate Viognier delivers aromas of lemon and white tea that hang on an acid-driven backbone, powered with crisp flavors of green apple, pear and papaya
Believe it or not, Viognier was our final pick from Oregon’s Goschie Farms vineyards for the 2022 vintage. The cool Oregon summer never ripened this wine to the extreme, retaining more “light and bright” flavors. We fermented 30% of this wine in neutral French oak here at our Fort Collins winery to broaden the palate and and some creamy complexity.
2022 Blanc Natural
Our unfiltered Blanc Natural is rich and round, with a complex aroma of ripe stone fruit and orange zest. The 100% Pinot Gris sourced from our independent grower-partner Goschie Farms in the Willamette Valley underwent full malolactic fermentation with native yeast here at our Fort Collins winery. Extended lees contact in the barrel provides a smooth, round mouthfeel balanced by a pleasant acidity, with creamy flavors of apricot, creamsicle and peach. We racked the final press lot of our Oregon Pinot Gris to neutral french oak barrels and did…nothing! The wine fermented naturally with native yeast and completed malolactic.
2021 Dry Riesling – CAM’s Club Only
Bright, delicate, yet powered with acidity, The OBC Wine Project Dry Riesling stuns with notes of gardenia and lime. This medium bodied wine features flavors of lemon, honeydew melon and pineapple. Crafted at our Fort Collins winery with hand-picked Oregon grapes, the mouthwatering minerality encourages your next sip. This wine is available to CAM’s Club members only.
2021 Barrel Aged Pinot Gris
After sourcing whole-cluster Pinot Gris from Goschie’s family vineyards in Oregon, we crushed and blended this richly textured wine at our Fort Collins winery. Fermented and aged in neutral French oak barrels, aromas of spiced pear and lemon curd emerge from the glass supported by flavors of almond and butter cookie.
2022 Colorado Rosé
This zesty, fruity rosé shows the lighter side of Colorado Marquette, with intense aromas of raspberries and candied citrus. Unique and bold, with a bracing tartness reminiscent of pink lemonade, wtih flavors of raspberries, and strawberries and cream. Marquette grapes were whole cluster pressed here at our Fort Collins winery to minimize color extraction. Fermented cool with partial malolactic fermentation to tame the wine’s acidity.
2021 Pinot Gris – Skin Contact
Seeing red, but thinking white? We handpicked Oregon Pinot Gris, then treated like we would a red wine, leaving it on the skins for 21 days resulting in a brillant ruby hue. In the glass, it vibes like light-bodied, acid-driven red with flavors of cranberries and fruit punch. Chill like a white wine.
2021 CAM’s Club Cabernet Sauvignon
This lean and light Cabernet Sauvignon was hand-picked on small Washington vineyards and then crushed and fermented at our Fort Collins winery. Aged in neutral French oak barrels, red and dark fruit integrate with spice and playful tannins for a balanced and inviting wine.
When you join CAM’s Club – a new wine partnership between the CSU Alumni Association and The OBC Wine Project – not only do you get locally handcrafted wine that celebrates a deep connection to Fort Collins, you’ll receive limited edition, custom CSU wine like this Washing Cabernet in each Wine Club allocation. This wine is available to CAM’s Club members only.
2021 Blanc de Gris
In collaboration with our friends at Six Peaks Winery, we crafted this traditional method sparkling wine. Disgorged in April 2023 and bottled with zero dosage, this 100% Pinot Gris sparkles with aromas of peaches & cream and is crisp, yet balanced with juicy flavors of tangerine, pear and melon. Its elegant bubbles bring luxury to any occasion.