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Parker Tasting Room
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Castle Rock Tasting Room
Castle Rock Tasting Room
Castle Rock Tasting Room
Castle Rock Tasting Room
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Our wines were awarded 6 medals at the prestigious Governor's Cup 2018, till 2021 it's 27 medals altogether including Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
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About Us
Our Story
Our Uniqueness
Our Uniqueness
Purgatory Cellars Winery was founded in 2014 by winemakers from Croatia with an absolute passion for making high quality wines, and a sincere love of Colorado and Colorado grapes. Their dream is to share the joy and happiness of fine wine in a European setting with their community and members.
Around 90% of the grapes used at the winery co
Purgatory Cellars Winery was founded in 2014 by winemakers from Croatia with an absolute passion for making high quality wines, and a sincere love of Colorado and Colorado grapes. Their dream is to share the joy and happiness of fine wine in a European setting with their community and members.
Around 90% of the grapes used at the winery come from hand selected Colorado growers. Our award winning wines are hand crafted - beginning with crushing and pressing the grapes, through fermentation, aging, and bottling at the Parker, CO. Please join us at the winery or at any of our tasting rooms!
Additional tasting rooms:
Wine tasting room in Castle Rock, CO
Wine tasting room in Highlands Ranch, CO
Our Uniqueness
Our Uniqueness
Our Uniqueness
Using Georgian Amphora (Qvevri) clay pot containers to store and ferment wines is a tradition in winemaking dating back to 6th century, B.C.. Today, this ancient technology is making a comeback among brewers and vintners throughout the world, mostly in Europe and the Middle East because of the incredible flavors this process can produce.
Using Georgian Amphora (Qvevri) clay pot containers to store and ferment wines is a tradition in winemaking dating back to 6th century, B.C.. Today, this ancient technology is making a comeback among brewers and vintners throughout the world, mostly in Europe and the Middle East because of the incredible flavors this process can produce.
Currently, there are only a handful of wineries (we only know of 3) in the United States utilizing this method for significant production. Purgatory Cellars is proud to be the first winery in Colorado to utilize this ancient method and introduce our Amphora-aged wines. Wines made in Amphorae show complexity and soft tannins on the palate, and long maceration period (up to 9 months) on the skin causes darker color. It is an incredible experience to try these wines. All our amphora are onsite, so you can see them for yourselves!
Our Awards
Our Uniqueness
Our Awards
Governor's Cup
2022
Moscato 21 (Silver)
Absolution Rose 21 (Silver)
Sauvignon Blanc 21 (Bronze)
Pinot Noir 21 (Bronze)
Riesling Qvevri 17 (Bronze)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2022
Merlot Reserve 2018 (Silver medal)
Cabernet Franc 2017 (Bronze medal)
Pinot Noir 2021 (Bronze medal)
Governor's Cup
2021
Indulgence Rosé - sparkling wine
Governor's Cup
2022
Moscato 21 (Silver)
Absolution Rose 21 (Silver)
Sauvignon Blanc 21 (Bronze)
Pinot Noir 21 (Bronze)
Riesling Qvevri 17 (Bronze)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2022
Merlot Reserve 2018 (Silver medal)
Cabernet Franc 2017 (Bronze medal)
Pinot Noir 2021 (Bronze medal)
Governor's Cup
2021
Indulgence Rosé - sparkling wine (Silver)
Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Blend (Silver)
Indulgence - sparkling wine (Bronze)
Temptation - red blend (Bronze)
Merlot Reserve (Bronze)
Syrah Reserve (Bronze)
Chardonnay Reserve 17 (Bronze)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2020
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Bronze)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2019
Syrah (Silver)
Primitivo Reserve (Silver)
Colorado Governor's Cup Medals
2019
Moscato Black (Silver)
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Silver)
Riesling Reserve (Silver)
2018
Indulgence Sparking Wine (Silver)
Indulgence Amphora Sparkling (Silver)
Redemption Red Wine Blend (Silver)
Merlot Reserve (Silver)
Riesling Ice Wine (Bronze)
Riesling Late Harvest (Bronze)
2017
Cabernet Sauvignon (Silver)
Cabernet Franc (Bronze)
Malbec (Bronze)
2016
Cab Franc Ice Wine (Gold)
Chardonnay Amphora (Silver)
Petite Sirah (Silver)
Cab Sauvignon Ice Wine (Bronze)
Malbec (Bronze)
2015
Zinfandel Reserve (Bronze)
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2020