The winery is actually a division of one of Colorado’s most well-known craft breweries.

Dennis Huspeni dennis.huspeni@gazette.com Nov 2, 2024 | Updated Nov 4, 2024

The winner of the 2024 Governor’s Cup for best wine is actually a well-known Colorado craft beer brewery.

Well, a division of it at least.

The OBC Wine Project in Fort Collins, with winemaker Travis Green and assistant Genevieve Swartz, took the cup with its 2023 Colorado Red. It’s a division of Odell Brewing, and the wine bar is right next to the brewery.

Jones-Parry families have owned land near Ignacio for 100 years

By Carole McWilliams :: Times Senior Staff Writer Fox Fire Farms on County Road 321 southeast of Ignacio received certification as a Centennial Midwest Wine Press

Fox Fire Winery won both Best of Show and Triple Gold for their 2012 Marquette at the Colorado State Fair. The winery also received a silver medal for their Traminette. According to Richard Parry, the owner of the Ignacio (Durango), Colorado winery, these were the only two hybrids entered in the Colorado State Fair competition.

By Mark Ganchiff :: Midwest Wine Press

Fox Fire Winery won both Best of Show and Triple Gold for their 2012 Marquette at the Colorado State Fair. The winery also received a silver medal for their Traminette. According to Richard Parry, the owner of the Ignacio (Durango), Colorado winery, these were the only two hybrids entered in the Colorado State Fair competition.