Winner Announcement
June 10, 2025
Judging Date
May 18, 2026
Registration Opens
August 1, 2025
Grüner Veltliner
Vintage 2023
91 Points
Riesling / Johannisberg Riesling / Rheinriesling / Klingelberger
Vintage 2023
90 Points
The Storm Cellar is a vineyard and winery, located on Colorado's Western Slope, in the small mountain town of Hotchkiss. Owners and winemakers, Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese––both former restaurant sommeliers––farm grapes and make wine, focusing on high-elevation white, rosé, and sparkling wines. They cherish and encourage a higher acid profile, vibrant aromatics, and varietal expression unique to Colorado's high-desert terroir. At their outdoor tasting room, which overlooks the West Elk Mountains, they host chef-led wine dinners, educational workshops, and winemaker-guided tastings, in addition to an online shipping platform.