{"id":98629,"date":"2018-07-25T05:03:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sutcliffe-vineyards-takes-wine-to-farmers-market\/"},"modified":"2018-07-25T05:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:03:09","slug":"sutcliffe-vineyards-takes-wine-to-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sutcliffe-vineyards-takes-wine-to-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Sutcliffe Vineyards takes wine to farmers market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"John
John Sutcliffe and Hannah Gerres of Sutcliffe Vineyards. The winery\u2019s appearance this year marks the first time alcohol has been served at the Durango Farmers Market.<\/span>Alex Semadeni\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

For the first time in Durango Farmers Market history, alcohol is being offered by a vendor.<\/p>\n

Sutcliffe Vineyards, located 20 miles west of Cortez near the Canyons of the Ancients, offers wine tastings every Saturday morning at the market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought this was jolly nice to be a part of the community,\u201d owner John Sutcliffe said.<\/p>\n

The vineyard, established in 1995, sells their wine to many local restaurants, including Eolus Bar & Dining, Ken & Sues and Seasons of Durango.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s mostly restaurants,\u201d Sutcliffe said. \u201cIt\u2019s not really a wine store, liquor store market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sutcliffe, who creates between 5,000 and 6,000 cases of wine a season, exports wine overseas as well. People can also visit the vineyard for a tasting.<\/p>\n

All the employees are trained in every aspect of the work on the farm, which includes harvesting the grapes, fermenting the wine and farming the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big family affair,\u201d said Hannah Gerres. \u201cIt\u2019s small and everyone has their hands on everything. If you work at the vineyard, you learn how to do everything. Everyone is a part of it and you can really taste it in the wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The vineyard also raises sheep on the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re artistry farmers who make wine,\u201d Gerres said.<\/p>\n

asemadeni@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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