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Ashlee and James Brejcha have been crafting wine and beer in their Parker home for six years. What started as a hobby transformed into a full-time business.

On Jan. 24, the couple opened Purgatory Cellars at 30 Springer Drive in Highlands Ranch. Once part of a pizza joint, the 1,300-square-foot space is now a quaint indoor winery.

“We thought Highlands Ranch was a great place because there wasn't really anything like this,” said Ashlee Brejcha, 33.

One wall is unrefined, exposed brick. A cluster of hand-carved, wooden high tables sits in the middle of the room, next to a cozy corner with leather couches and a flat screen TV. Four giant wine barrels —some holding one-of-a-kind reds and whites — are stacked against the back wall. The bar itself is made of aged wine barrels....