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Paonia Wine Country

Colorado's organic wine capital, small mountain town at 5,600 feet in the West Elks AVA, home to the state's most distinctive high-altitude producers.
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Location
Paonia, Delta County, CO
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Known For
Organic/biodynamic wines, Riesling, Cab Franc
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From Denver
4.5 hours via CO-92
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Elevation
5,670 feet
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Farming
Organic and biodynamic estates
Did You Know?
Paonia sits at 5,670 feet in the North Fork Valley, a climate so distinctly different from the Grand Valley wine country 60 miles south that the two regions produce wines of genuinely different character.

About Paonia Wine Country

Paonia is one of America's most distinctive wine towns, a small agricultural community in the North Fork Valley at 5,600 feet elevation that has developed a reputation for organic farming, arts, and wine production that extends well beyond its 1,500 residents.

The West Elks AVA wineries clustered around Paonia and neighboring Hotchkiss produce some of Colorado's most intellectually interesting wines, and the town itself, with its Victorian houses, independent bookshop, and community-supported agriculture culture, provides a context that makes the wines taste like they belong somewhere..

Wineries in Paonia

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