Enologist Menke counsels Colorado's vintners

Raising a glass of the 2006 Creekside Cellars Chardonnay, Colorado's official winemaking guru savors what he's tasting.

"I like the direction you're going with this," Steve Menke tells the winery's owner and winemaker, seated at a table with him. "I like the overall balance."

Creekside owner Bill Donahue pours a glass of his 2006 Viognier. Then, he utters a confession.

"We learned a lot from this particular bottle of wine," he tells Menke, who's sitting at the same table in Creekside's popular cafe here.

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