Sustainability in the high desert: Insights into Colorado’s wine industry

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 last of three podcasts, he speaks with Cassidee Shull, executive director, Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE). Cassidee shares how the region has developed over the last few decades, the important role of wine tourism, and what sustainable growth looks like for the state.

 You can find the two other podcasts here:

• Sustainability in the high desert: Challenges of high-altitude winemaking in Palisade, Colorado – With Nick Games, owner of Maison La Belle Vie in Palisade, Colorado
• 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