In The News
June 12, 2013 - Colorado Urban Winefest – A Wine Drinker’s Recap
- Denver off the Wagon: Colorado Urban Winefest – A Wine Drinker’s Recap.
Bianca Violante, Denver off the Wagon, discovers Colorado Wine and selects Settembre Cellars as one of her top three wineries.
May 21, 2013 - Third Annual Colorado Wine Week
- Politics Uncorked: Third Annual Colorado Wine Week and Urban Winefest.
Ben Weinberg, The Colorado Statesman, tastes Settembre Cellars Riesling and chats with Tracy about Colorado Wine Week.
May 2, 2013 - The true garagistes of Settembre Cellars
- Empty Bottles: The true garagistes of Settembre Cellars, a winery in a suburban garage.
Dave Falchek, Empty Bottles Wine Blog, visits Settembre Cellars to discover "big wine in a very small space".
February 11, 2013 - Community Supported Agriculture
- Daily Camera: Community Supported Agriculture continues expansion in Boulder County.
Cindy Sutter, of the Daily Camera, presents the expanding CSA Model including our Wine Shares.
February 8, 2013 - Taking local to a whole new level
- Colorado Wine Press: Taking local to a whole new level.
Kyle Schlachter, of the Colorado Wine Press, touches on our production, love of local, bottle aging, and current releases.
November 16, 2012 - The art and science of winemaking.
- Examiner: Colorado's Settembre Cellars: The art and science of winemaking.
Bronwyn Long, the Colorado Wine Examiner, features Settembre Cellars.
July 2012 - Local Wines Make Colorado Proud
- Denver Life Magazine: Local Wines Make Colorado Proud
Kimberly Lord Stewart explores 44 Colorado Wines and provides her top picks for Colorado whites which includes Settembre Cellars Chardonnay.
July 4, 2012 - Community Supported Agriculture
- The Denver Post: Community Supported Agriculture spreads deep roots in the Front Range as area farmers cultivate new clients
Douglas Brown explores new twists to Community Supported Agriculture: local veggies, wood-fired pizza, Settembre Cellars Wine, and yes even live music on select evenings. Cyrus McCrimmon joined us one Thursday evening to photograph the slice of utopia that is 63rd Street Farm.
January 24, 2012 - CO's Wine Industry Enters a Higher State
- The Wine Cellar Insider: Colorado's Wine Industry Enters a Higher State
Kyle Schlachter, of the Colorado Wine Press, contributes to Jeff Leve's The Wine Cellar Insider: a review on the history and geography of Colorado Wine. Settembre Cellars is included on Kyle's list of wineries producing some of the best wines in the state.
November 9, 2011 - Meet the Winemaker
- Colorado Wine Press: Meet the Winemaker
The Colorado Wine Press interviews Settembre Cellars Winemaker in their new series: Meet the Winemaker.
June 8, 2011 - Colorado is wine country
- Denver Post: Colorado is wine country
Governor John Hickenlooper proclaimed the week of June 5 Colorado Wine Week. The Denver Post recommends five bottles from across the state, including our 2009 Riesling, which express "Colorado's geography and sensibility in its own unique way. None could have been made anywhere else".
April 21, 2011 - The Winos Best Front Range Winery
- Colorado Wino: The Winos Best Front Range Winery: Settembre Cellars
"Wine geeks love exclusivity, which is part of the draw to Settembre Cellars. It’s a tiny operation in Boulder that produce the best wines along the Front Range."
February 23, 2011 - Building a Cult Winery in Colorado
- Denver Magazine (original publication): Building a Cult Winery in Colorado
"Settembre Cellars could become Colorado's first cult winery because of its quality wines and small-batch production.", Jacob Harkins (localwinos.com)
October 11, 2010 - A (almost) 100% local meal
- Colorado Wine Press: A (almost) 100% local meal
Local Food & Wine: Red Risotto paired with Settembre Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (along with attentive tasting notes).
September 29, 2010 - 63rd Street Farm
- Edible Front Range Blog: 63rd Street Farm
Kat Ethington visits 63rd Street Farm: CSA Vegetable Shares, CSW Wine Shares, Wood Fired Pizza, and Wine.
August 6, 2010 - A New Spin on Business
- Edible Front Range: A New Spin on Business
Carol O'Meara visits Settembre Cellars in Boulder to discuss Colorado Wine and our use of Bicycle Delivery to lower our environmental Impact in addition to providing a unique and cost effective delivery method.
March 17, 2010 - Wine, Pleasure, Beauty
- Wine, Pleasure, Beauty: Local Wine & Philosophy/Issues of the Craft
Ron Marks, interviews Settembre Cellars Winemaker, Blake Eliasson, in a two part posting on his Blog "Wine, Pleasure, Beauty". As the title suggests Ron takes a slightly more hedonistic approach to wine but in a manner which does not compromise depth. The sensory and cognitive pleasures of wine. The result: thought provoking questions that were a pleasure to mull over and continue to meditate upon.
December 1, 2009 - Boulder Buzzness: as local as wine gets
- Boulder Small Business Examiner: Boulder Buzzness: Settembre Cellars - as local as wine gets
Kyla Duffy, the Boulder Small Business Examiner, visits Settembre Cellars at our Holiday Tasting Room in Boulder. We chatted about our passion for winemaking and the potential of Colorado grapes. We'll be at the tasting room the next 3 weekends prior to Christmas.
September 1, 2009 - Fall crush: Settembre Cellars makes Colorado
- Denver Drinks Examiner: Fall crush: Settembre Cellars makes Colorado wine from Boulder home
Mark Antonation, the Denver Drinks Examiner, made the trek to Boulder earlier this summer with his wife Amy to taste our wines at the Gallery Kunst event. A timely post: Settembre is harvest month! As Mark explained, sorting is one of the most crucial aspects of our winemaking process and you can be a part of the 2009 Vintage.
August 20, 2009 - Boulder 2140 Communique'
- Boulder 2140 Communique': 2140 Members in the News: Blake & Tracy Eliasson from Settembre Cellars
Christine Day, with Boulder 2140 of the Boulder Chamber, wrote a piece on us following our recent news coverage.
August 2, 2009 - CBS 4 Denver
- CBS 4 Denver: Boulder Couple Makes Wine Hobby Into Profession
Ericka Lewis interviewed Settembre Cellars for a piece that aired on the 5 pm news in Denver, CO. David performed a masterful job manoeuvring the recording equipment about the few remaining open spaces in the winery!
July 20, 2009 - Back to Bakas
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Back to Bakas: Boulder Couple Shares a Passion for Viticulture and Winemaking
Rick Bakas made time to visit Settembre Cellars prior to departing Colorado for his new position in Napa. We discussed the vineyard and winery and also tasted our 2008 Riesling, 2007 Syrah, and 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was really a treat to chat with Rick and present our wines to such a well respected food & wine blogger.
June 24, 2009 - Culinary Colorado
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Culinary Colorado: Colorado's Front Range Wine Scene: our Sangiovese Rosato in a Blind Rose Tasting
Claire Walter, a local food and wine blogger, was in attendance at a wine tasting event which included Settembre Cellars. Glenn Donharl organized the Rose tasting in which he included our 2007 Sangiovese Rosato along with Rose wines from Spain, Italy, France, and Argentina. It was exciting to have our wine included in a blind tasting! We paired our wine with a recipe introduced to us by Blake's sister: a salsa with black beans, mango, avocado, and queso blanco.
April 15, 2009 - Daily Camera
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The Camera: Garage to Table - Local couple makes fine wines from their home on Grape Street.
We were honoured to be featured in an article on by Cindy Sutter in Boulder's newspaper: The Camera. We were happy to hear how many folks really enjoyed the article! If you missed it you can click the image below to see a larger version of the entire story with images.



