Sustainability in the high desert: Challenges of high-altitude winemaking in Palisade, Colorado

SWR’s Tobias Webb recently visited Colorado and discovered how a thriving wine region is developing, the sustainability issues they face, and what’s next for high desert wine.

In the first of three podcasts, he speaks with Nick Games, owner of Maison La Belle Vie in Palisade, Colorado. Located 1,500m above sea-level, Nick shares the peculiarities of growing grapes at a high altitude, the environmental challenges they face, and how they are adapting to a changing climate.

 You can find the two other podcasts here:

• Sustainability in the high desert: What does the future of wine look like in Colorado? – With Dr. Charlotte Oliver, state viticultural extension specialist, Colorado State University
• Sustainability in the high desert: Insights into Colorado’s wine industry – With Cassidee Shull, executive director, Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE)