Welcome to a Colorado based Winery with European charm

  2015, in April we established the Purgatory Cellars Winery in Parker, Colorado (Douglas County). First batch of wine, 9000 bottles, was produced in 2014, out of which our Zinfandel won bronze medal at Colorado Governor’s Cup. Grapes are purchased mainly in Colorado, some grape varietals in New Mexico.    We enriched the wine spectrum in Colorado, as well as in the U.S. by introducing amphora wine making technique, i.e. producing wines in amphorae, clay pots hardly present technique in this part of the world. Meanwhile we already won 9 medals at Governor's Cup. 

The usage of Georgian Amphora (Qvevri) 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. Currently, there are only a  handful of wineries in the United States utilizing this method.  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 pallet, and long  maceration period (up to 9 months) on the skin causes darker color so  they are called Orange Wines. 

You are invited to come to our tasting room and enjoy all these gorgeous different types of wines:

Dry white wines: 

Riesling, Chardonnay, Viognier

Reserve white wines:

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Riesling

Amphora style wines: Chardonnay, Viognier, Riesling

Sparkling wines:

Indulgence, Indulgence Amphora

Dry red wines: 

Sabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Sangiovese, Syrah, Zinfandel Reserve

Blends: 

Confession - white wine, Absolution - rosé, Redemption - red wine 

Ice wine style:

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Riesling, Gewuerztraminer

Port style Ruby:

Malbec, Zinfandel Amphora

Late Harvest: 

Riesling