Colorado wine festivals, 2010.

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April 24-25 and May 15-16: "Barrel Into Spring" Wine Tasting, Grand Valley.

Two weekend wine-tasting and gourmet meal events sponsored by the eight member wineries of the Grand Valley Winery Association in the Palisade-Grand Junction area.

Contact: Two Rivers Winery, (970) 255-1471, or www.grandvalleywine.com

May 13: 7th annual Colorado Corks & Cuisine, 5:30 p.m., Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., Denver.

Wines and food from Colorado.

Contact: (720) 865-0800.

June 5: Manitou Springs Wine Festival. Memorial Park, 500 block of Manitou Avenue.

Wines from two dozen wineries, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Contact: www.manitousprings.org

July 24: Castle Rock Wine Festival, The Grange in The Meadows.

Winemaker dinners plus cooking and wine seminars and wine tastings for Colorado wineries.

Contact: Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, (303) 688-4597, or www.castlerockwinefest.com

Aug. 5-8: The Wine Festival at Steamboat, Steamboat Springs.

Wine and food tastings plus seminars and entertainment at various locations.

Contact: (877) 328-2783; www.steamboatwinefestival.com

August 7: Vino and Notes Wine Festival, Memorial Park in Woodland Park, noon-6 p.m.

Colorado wineries and musical festivities.

Contact: www.vinoandnotes.com

August 27-28: Mesa Verde Country Colorado Wine and Art Festival, Cortez.

Winemakers' dinners at several restaurants; wine tasting, artist exhibitions and music at Cortez City Park.

Contact: www.mesaverdecountry.com

Sept. 16-19: Colorado Mountain Winefest, Palisade.

The "grandaddy" of Colorado wine festivals, bringing dozens of the state's wineries...