Today: Crested Butte celebrates wine with Vinotok

While everyone and their mother here in Denver are buried in beer events -- what with Denver Beer Fest, the upcoming Great American Beer Festival and Oktoberfest -- Crested Butte is celebrating a different beverage this week. Today, the mountain town kicks off Vinotok, its fall wine festival featuring traditional...

By Amber Taufen

September 13, 2010

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While everyone and their mother here in Denver are buried in beer events -- what with Denver Beer Fest, the upcoming Great American Beer Festival and Oktoberfest -- Crested Butte is celebrating a different beverage this week. Today, the mountain town kicks off Vinotok, its fall wine festival featuring traditional storytelling, community feasts, theater productions and much more. Vinotok will run through Saturday, September 18; for more info www.crestedbuttechamber.com or call 800-814-8893.

For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings. And check Cafe Society daily for the best Denver Beer Fest events in town.

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Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.

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