The winemaker, John Balistreri, his daughter Julie and other family members extend hospitality. The tour includes the cellar with stacked barrels of wine made in Denver from local grapes and fruit from Palisade. The Balistreris’ spacious and sunny new event center offers free tours highlighted by tastings complete with tasty noshes and all-natural wines. In a stark, industrial wasteland near 60th Avenue and York Street, vestigial grape vines add pastoral charm to the landscape. The experience: If you’ve ever had the good fortune to savor California’s wine country, you’ll enjoy Balistreri Vineyards, a Denver family vintner since 2000. Hammond’s even got nods from Martha Stewart and Oprah. After this tour, you’ll never see a candy cane the same again but you’ll spot Hammonds’ striped creations at high-profile retailers such as Williams-Sonoma, Neiman Marcus and Whole Foods. The laborious process makes the enchanting candy even sweeter and the gift shop allows you to purchase Hammond’s chocolates, taffy and other sugar-buzz inducers. Free candy factory tours reveal real people - as opposed to Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompas - crafting signature caramel-coated marshmallows, striped candy canes, shimmering ribbon candy and more. The experience: Candy is dandy, and life is sweet - all the more so at Hammond’s Candies, a Denver confectioner since 1920. These five Mile High City tours are free or cost a few bucks - a small investment given the inside looks they provide. What’s behind the scenes of a factory producing coins or candy? What happens year-round at a family winery in Denver’s climate? And what are the stories that are sacred to one of the region’s most prominent sports/concert meccas - and the studio of a pre-eminent, late artist? Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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