Wine Tastings May 1st-Nov1st
12:00-6:00 pm
Daily
Featuring
Come sip Award Winning wine and relax …
Vintners, Alfred Eames Petersen and his son, Devin Petersen, are known for their prestigious award winning wines in the State of Colorado. Zenzen Gardens has paired up with Alfred Eames Cellars bringing their famous wine to our stunning farm and the North Fork Valley. Proud is beyond the feeling of this opportunity for the public to taste Eames’s creations at the official tasting room at Zenzen Gardens.
Recent awards
2024 - Double Gold at the Governor's Cup, Sangre Del Sol
2024 - Double Gold at the Governor's Cup, Collage
2024 - Gold at the Governor's Cup, Noche
2023 - Alfred Eames Petersen was voted Vintner of the Year
2023 - Double Gold at the Governor's cup, Carmena
Where it Began, the man, the vintner,
Alfred Eames Petersen, aka Alfred Eames …
The creative mastermind behind the wine, is Alfred Eames. As a young 17-year-old he traveled to Rioja region of Spain, in 1964. Over 9 months, he learned about wine, how to pick the best grapes, the process, fermentation and bottling. Eames experimented making wines and offered it to the public in 1994. He was one of the first vineyards in the valley. The time spent at the vineyard in Spain inspired him and his incredible selections of old-world style wines.
Today Devin Petersen, is in charge of the day-to-day operations working hand-in-hand with his father. Devin has grown up in the vineyards since he was ten years of age. This year in 2025, they will be releasing their newest wine, the Petite Syrah.
The vineyard and cellar …
In 1990, The vineyard, Puesta del Sol, “sunset” in Spanish, was planted with Pinot Noir vines. Alfred Eames Cellars is only 4 miles from Zenzen Gardens. The vineyards at 6000 feet in elevation tend to be few and yet have great character. The vineyard and underground cellars are family operated by Eames, his son, Devin and his beautiful wife, Pam. Eames creates his wine with an open vat fermentation process. The beautiful arched cellars were designed by Eames in the traditional Spanish influence with arched ceilings and are filled with French and Hungarian barrels oak barrels where the wine is aged for a minimum of one year to perfection. The wine is ufined and unfiltered. The vineyard is located four miles from Zenzen Gardens.
Wine and labels of love …
The labels were designed by his good friend Wilkie Studio, also help to tell Eames’s story. The Tempranillo label is extra special as it was presented to Eames by Wilkie. Eames fell in love with the label as he remembers a beautiful Spanish woman that the labeled resembled. Going forward the labels were based off that first piece of art and took on the feeling of love “amore” and a contemporary sensual feeling. Tempranillo, Sangre del Sol, Noche, and Vino Tinto all come from the Spanish Wineries that Eames visited as a young man and are reflected in his loves for his wines.
Alfred Eames is proud to present six varietal wines and four blends, which are sold in restaurants and liquor stores across Colorado and the United States.
