Creekside Cellars – Enjoy the Fruit of Palisade Vines on Evergreen’s Bear Creek
Creekside Cellars in Evergreen Colorado is an international award-winning winery and Mediterranean restaurant sitting right on beautiful Bear Creek
Story by Caren Austin
Photos Courtesy Kevin Austin
Evergreen Colorado is home to an international award-winning winery and Mediterranean restaurant sitting right on beautiful Bear Creek. Creekside Cellars started as a hobby for owners Bill and Anita Donahue, and in 1996, they were bonded as a Colorado limited winery. They opened Creekside Cellars in 2000 and in 2002 and planted their own vineyard in Palisades Colorado.
The winery is tranquil, cozy, and a fabulous place to share wine, conversation, and good times with friends and family. You can sit inside or opt to sit on the deck creekside and have your meal and wine with the sound of Bear Creek right beside you.
Creekside Cellars has plenty of red and whites to choose from. Some of my favorites are the Cab Franc, from Creekside’s own vineyard called The Vinelands. Aged in oak barrels, this wine is truly special and a must try when visiting. On a bluebird Colorado Summer day, the Rose of Mourvèdre is refreshing, with a crisp and slight peppery taste to it. It is the ultimate wine to share with friends and family while taking in that beautiful Colorado mountain air. If you can’t decide, there are also wine flights so you can really taste all that Creekside Cellars has to offer. They have a wine club to join that grants you exclusive access to very exclusive small batch wines.
The food at Creekside Cellars is outstanding. The café has appetizers, soups, salads, and focaccia paninis on fresh baked bread to choose from. You cannot come to Creekside cellars without ordering their Antipasto Platter. The platter comes in two sizes, and it is not only picture worthy, but delicious as well. Full of cheeses, meats, olives, and veggies, it looks like a colorful painting and can easily feed four. Another must have is the Guido Focaccia Sandwich. The huge sandwich is filled with Sopressata, Genoa salami, pepperoni provolone and finished with oil and vinegar. The sandwich gives me The Soprano’s vibes every time I eat it. I’m from New York and this sandwich is a letter from home.
All the wines at Creekside Cellars are produced in Evergreen right on the premises, and they are a Colorado proud winery. Whether you are a tourist or a local, Creekside Cellars will make your mountain Summer and Fall that much better. All their wines are available for purchase to take home, so you can reminisce of just how good Creekside Cellars truly is. Reservations are highly recommended all days of the week or weekend.
**** Fun Fact… Creekside Cellars just won Best of Category, Double Gold, Best of Show People’s Choice, and a silver medal from the professional judges at the International Cabernet Franc Competition, the world’s largest Cabernet Franc competition! Yay Evergreen!
28036 Highway 74 Evergreen, CO, United States, Colorado 80439
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