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

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

Update: 2025-08-12
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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.

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

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

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