Denver Wine Merchant

Denver Wine Merchant More than your total wine store! Pure, real expressions of wine from around the world. Owned by two lifetime beverage professional sommeliers.

We have a huge selection of local and imported beer, spirits and beverage tools. Denver’s coolest and best wine shop.

✨ Summer Burgundy Series – Class 1: Subregions & Grapes | June 2 🍇We had a great first night kicking off our Summer Burg...
06/03/2025

✨ Summer Burgundy Series – Class 1: Subregions & Grapes | June 2 🍇

We had a great first night kicking off our Summer Burgundy Series—an in-depth educational program focused entirely on the region we love most.

This series is designed to explore Burgundy from the ground up: subregions, grape varieties, villages, vineyards, microclimates, winemaking, and producers. It’s the kind of deep dive you won’t find anywhere else—led by someone with rare, top-level experience in the world of wine.

But it’s not a lecture. It’s interactive, engaging, and built around tasting real wines that clearly express where they come from. Steven is a gifted teacher—sharp, funny, and generous with knowledge. He makes sure everyone in the room is learning, thinking, and tasting with intention.

We specifically choose wines from producers who are benchmarks for their village or vineyard—no filler bottles, no fluff.

Whether you’re new to Burgundy or have years of experience, you’ll come away from this series with a clearer understanding—and you’ll taste some truly exceptional wines along the way.

This was just the first of nine classes we’re running through the summer. And if you’re not local, we’ve got good news: we’re recording each session and creating a digital version so you can still join us from wherever you are.

✨New Recipe & Pairing✨Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Risotto with AsparagusI created this recipe out of what we had on...
05/27/2025

✨New Recipe & Pairing✨

Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Risotto with Asparagus

I created this recipe out of what we had on hand at the shop: we have many pantry staples that can create a delicious and affordable meal at home.

🔶I want to provide FREE and useful content you use to live your best, most delicious life 🔶

Change up the ol’ routine and try something different!

👉Recipe can be found on our website:
denverwinemerchant.com > blog/events/info > recipes

🇫🇷🍇 Due to demand, we’ve added a 2nd Burgundy Level 1: Subregions & Grapes class for June 4th! This class will cover the...
05/21/2025

🇫🇷🍇 Due to demand, we’ve added a 2nd Burgundy Level 1: Subregions & Grapes class for June 4th!

This class will cover the 6 major subregions of Burgundy while tasting an excellent example from each of them. The finale will be side by side Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune.

Think you already know Burgundy? You’ll still walk away with new insights and even better wines in your memory bank. Level 1 doesn’t mean basic—it means building a solid foundation.

Burgundy is an intimidating region to get into, but once you can recognize what’s in the bottle from the label, it becomes the most exciting region to explore. And no, not every bottle is outrageously priced. You’ll learn where to still find wines that drink well above their humble price points.

As of today, May 21, 2025, 4 tickets to this class remain. ✅ All the info can be found on our website
👉 denverwinemerchant.com > Blog/Events/Info > Events

*️⃣ You’ll find the latest class release and if you scroll down, more info and dates are available!

We’re a wine store, yes. But we’re really in the business of turning confusion into “aha” moments. Burgundy? Not scary. Natural wine? Not a trend. We’re here to help you read labels like a pro, sniff out hidden gems, and sip smarter. Basically: less gatekeeping, more glass-clinking.

🔸Ready to master Burgundy?🔸This is the ultimate wine education experience! Our Summer Burgundy Series is a 9-part deep d...
05/15/2025

🔸Ready to master Burgundy?🔸

This is the ultimate wine education experience!

Our Summer Burgundy Series is a 9-part deep dive into the world’s most iconic wine region. Taught by a Master Sommelier, you’ll taste legendary wines (yes, even Grand Crus!) and unlock insider knowledge to elevate your palate for life.

A recent guest said, “Denver is a Burgundy desert.” We’re here to change that.

What to expect:
🔹6 exceptional bottles per class
🔹Only 12 seats per session (generous pours!)
🔹Small-group classes June–September
🔹Learn, sip, and savor like a pro!

🔺Season Passes available NOW (with the perk+ 10% off all Burgundy purchases through Sept)

✨Only 8 spots exist!✨

-Share your pass with a friend if you can’t make a date.
-A la carte tickets drop 2 weeks before each class.
-Check the full schedule & secure your pass
👉link in bio or search “Burgundy Class” on denverwinemerchant.com 👈

Drink epic Burgs with us this!

New recipe is posted to our recipe blog!Spaghetti Pomodoro. The best pasta with red sauce you’ll ever have. It’s so simp...
05/13/2025

New recipe is posted to our recipe blog!

Spaghetti Pomodoro. The best pasta with red sauce you’ll ever have. It’s so simple and so shockingly delicious it’ll surely become your new way of making a tomato sauce.

You can find almost everything you need at our shop in our food section!

Visit our a website > info & contact > recipes

May ❇️ ALS Awareness MonthFive years ago, my life took a sharp and unexpected turn. The photos are from 2019 to this 202...
05/01/2025

May ❇️ ALS Awareness Month

Five years ago, my life took a sharp and unexpected turn. The photos are from 2019 to this 2025 and are a glimpse into that journey: the good and the bad. ALS isn’t often talked about. But it should be. It’s brutal, underfunded, and misunderstood. I know there are many causes in need of awareness, but this one is mine. I live it.

In 2020, Denver Wine Merchant became my lifeline. And just as I poured my energy into this place, something extraordinary happened—my symptoms slowed, then stopped altogether by the end of 2020. Since then, I’ve been holding steady, holding on.

This journey has been wild and painful and simultaneously beautiful beyond measure. It’s taught me to treasure what remains. To wake each day with reverence for the small miracles: strength that persists, laughter with friends, the way a great wine can stop time.

Steven and I run this shop together. He’s my partner in wine, in life, in everything. He’s also my full-time caregiver—a role neither of us imagined, but one he carries with grace and grit. Our life is unconventional, but it’s real and it’s ours. And we do it mostly on our own without much help.

To those who support our little corner of the wine world—thank you.
To those who greet me with warmth and treat me like the whole, capable person —thank you.
To those who speak to me directly, include me in conversation even though I can’t contribute the way I’d like—thank you.

This disease has taught me more about life than I ever expected. It’s shown me that happiness comes from within, that pain sharpens your appreciation for beauty, and that the simple act of existing is something worth celebrating.


🇪🇸✨ Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 2004 ✨🇪🇸We were lucky to receive some of their Gran Reservas, which both...
04/23/2025

🇪🇸✨ Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 2004 ✨🇪🇸

We were lucky to receive some of their Gran Reservas, which both spent 10 years in barrel and then another 10 in bottle before being released. The 2004 vintage was one of the best in Spain so far this century, and both of these will easily age for decades longer, even the white.

Gran Reservas from Lopez de Heredia are among the most iconic and sought-after wines in Spain if not the world. The Tondonia vineyard is quite substantial and is one of most famed vineyards in Europe.

These bottles are in limited quantities and are on our website as of today - at the best price in the country! Grab one while you can!

🌍Happy Earth Day 🌎 Every bottle we carry tells the story of a place-and that place matters. We champion wines grown with...
04/23/2025

🌍Happy Earth Day 🌎

Every bottle we carry tells the story of a place-and that place matters. We champion wines grown without synthetie chemicals, in healthy soils full of life. Because when the land is respected, the wine shows it.

From hand-harvested vines to regenerative farming practices, we believe that great wine starts with great farming.

Organic. Thoughtful. Transparent. Always.

Drink better wine. Drink wine that honors the earth.

🌷Due to the ongoing trade war we have decided to pivot our immersive Burgundy trip and switch from the Cotes to the Coas...
04/01/2025

🌷Due to the ongoing trade war we have decided to pivot our immersive Burgundy trip and switch from the Cotes to the Coasts. Grab your passports and SPF 800 lotion because this August we are headed to Steven’s home country of Florida!

✅This 6 night trip will begin in the beautiful Orlando airport where we will meet you in 2 1990s Winnebagos! Yep, Florida is so big that instead of renting a castle we will be sleeping on wheels. 2 micro showers for 15 people - just imagine the fun!

The itinerary includes:
🔻 A horizontal county by county Muscadine tasting
🔻 Snorkling with Champagne bongs in the crystal clear waters of Lake Okeechobee
🔻 6 RV dinners including gator tail tartar, boiled Gulf of America oysters
🔻 Interactive alligator wrestling
🔻 Axe throwing with Tim Tebow’s 2nd cousin!
🔻 Authentic tour of Europe at EPCOT — Who needs the real thing?!
🔻 A tour of the famous State Prison, including Ted Bundy’s ex*****on room, paired with authentic bathtub moonshine. The blind moonshine tasting winner gets to spend the night on the floor in an occupied cell!

✨Just $9,999 per person gets you all of this - tickets will release on April 31st!✨

Behind every great bottle is a great team. We are reintroducing ourselves, but now we’re Simpsonized ✨🔸Our entire team i...
03/28/2025

Behind every great bottle is a great team. We are reintroducing ourselves, but now we’re Simpsonized ✨

🔸Our entire team is comprised of the 4 of us:
🔹Steven: buyer, accountant, doer of all things
🔹Sally: buyer, social media, ALS warrior
🔹Tony: spirits specialist, nerd, savage
🔹Derrick: beer buyer, fermentation wizard

We’re a small but mighty team that brings Denver the best beverage experience possible! I couldn’t be happier with our little team that does an outstanding job!

🍷 Burgundy Club 🍷Our love for Burgundy began well over a decade ago when we first visited the region. We’ve spent years ...
03/06/2025

🍷 Burgundy Club 🍷

Our love for Burgundy began well over a decade ago when we first visited the region. We’ve spent years studying the wines, producers and styles to culminate to this masterpiece: the Drink Burgundy Club. 🌹

We started the Drink Burgundy club last August and it quickly filled up. As the waiting list contintued to grow we decided to start a 2nd Burgundy club on the alternate months. While the original club gets 2 bottles of amazing Burgundy every other month on even number months, the new “odd” club gets the same thing on the odd months!

The great thing about Burgundy is the quality of the top wines, but the worst thing about Burgundy is the lack of quantity of those wines. Since we can’t source enough of any single wine to fill both clubs, the two clubs will get different, but equal Burgundies, and any additonal bottles we could score get offered to the other club members for the same price.

‼️Insane Announcement‼️- Burgundy club members get the same discounts and perks as our other club members! This includes first dibs for spots on our ✨Burgundy Immersive trip✨ this fall where we will host members in a castle for 6 nights and tour some of Burgundy’s historic and up-and-coming producers.

We expect this club to fill up quickly also
🔸$135 every other month gets you 12 special bottles of Burgundy every year, and we only include truly top tier producers to keep it special. You can trust us to get the best possible quality wines out there!

Find out more and sign up on our website or the link in our bio!

🍇 Folias de Baco  🍇Last October, we ventured deep into the heart of the Douro Valley, where steep vineyard terraces plun...
01/31/2025

🍇 Folias de Baco 🍇

Last October, we ventured deep into the heart of the Douro Valley, where steep vineyard terraces plunge into the shimmering river below. Words can’t quite capture the sheer beauty of this place, but I tried my best in our latest blog post—highlighting our fantastic visit to Folias de Baco, a winery paving the way of what Douro wines can be.

In summary: wild, naturally fermented wines with energy, freshness, and soul—far from the traditional fortified wines the region is known for. 🍷✨

Instagram can’t handle the full story, but you can.
📲 Hit the link in our bio 🔗 or visit denverwinemerchant.com/blogs/fox-island-wine-blog to read all about it!

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