Where to get frozen wine around Fort Collins
If our recent late-summer heat has you looking for a reprieve, might we suggest a new way to cool down in Fort Collins?
While the Choice City is decidedly beer-soaked, a handful of places — including Fort Collins' only two wineries — are serving up something different: frozen wines.
Boasting everything from frozen aronia berry sangria to classic frosés, these four spots have good options for some late-summer sipping.
Blendings at ... The Exchange
West Fort Collins winery Blendings at The Hillside Vineyard is uncorking a new chapter in Old Town. Following complaints from neighbors and reports of the winery hosting events that went against its agritourism special land use permit, the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners voted earlier this summer to suspend the winery’s main tasting room operations for six months. In response, the winery's owners are pivoting their business, including ramping up their monthly wine club and opening a tiny satellite location at The Exchange, 200 N. College Ave. The winery's new spot at The Exchange — tucked next to The Foundry Barbers — offers grab-and-go frozen wines and uniquely flavored pepper wines. It's open from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and Sunday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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The American Legion
You read that correctly. Not only is Blendings at The Hillside Vineyard taking on Old Town, it's also broadening its frozen wine footprint to American Legion Post 4, 2124 County Road 54G. Earlier this month, the west Fort Collins winery added two of its frozen wine machines to the Legion, where customers are acquiring a taste for the winery's frozen sangria and margarita wine. The American Legion is open from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, 2-9 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
ND streetBar
ND streetBar, 100 N. College Ave., is serving up frosé for the happiest of hours in the heart of Old Town. The restaurant's Not Your Mama's Frosé, which melds rosé, Aperol, mint and lemon, is available only for the restaurant's happy hour (nightly from 9 p.m. to close and all day Wednesdays). Bonus? It's only $2.
OBC Wine Project
Of course OBC Wine Project is in on the frozen wine game. The Fort Collins winery, which opened its tasting room here last year, serves $9 frosés every Friday through Sunday.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Where to get frozen wine in Fort Collins
