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Colorado AvidGolfer - July 2007 edition, p.58, "SideBets"

Nesting below Pikes Pike, near Colorado Springs, The Wines of Colorado is an unheralded, romantic oasis in which to picnic along the banks of Fountain Creek. True to its name, the restaurant, gift shop and winery does a brisk sip-and-sup business, but while oenophiles can be found sniffing their way around the tasting counter, epicureans retire to the wooden-planked deck to feast on towering sandwiches and burgers, including the buffalo wine burger, a juice-dribbling, hand-formed patty sky-scraped with roasted green chilies, sauteed forest mushrooms, grilled onions and cheese. If you really want to get away from it all, take your foodstuffs and a bottle of wine down to one of the two coveted picnic tables on the river. Shielded from the sun by wispy willow trees and aromatic pines, it's the perfect place to ponder your summer vacation.
8045 W. U.S. Highway 24, Cascade; 719-684-0900 or winesofcolorado.com