Colorado wines are higher in acid than the California wines that Westerners are most familiar with. They bear more resemblance to the wines of central mountainous Europe, such as Austria and northern Italy, than to West Coast wines, says Kansas City wine consultant Doug Frost. Merlot is Colorado's most widely planted grape, followed by riesling, cabernet sauvignon, syrah and chardonnay, but other varietals such as viognier, gewürztraminer, pinot noir and cabernet franc show great promise.
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