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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now, people who haven't been to the Dairy Block don't
know that this is like the most delightful little sliver
of magic, the alley where Blanchard family mines and so
many other businesses have set up shop. It is the
most European feeling place in Denver, Colorado. I think it
feels like you're walking down an alley in Europe. What
(00:21):
O their businesses are there? And tell people how this works.
We've never really talked about the logistics of how this
process works.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Well, thanks for saying that, because I'm sure you hear
a lot of people talk about not wanting to go
to downtown Denver, not going to Loto anymore, and all
that comes along with that. When you're in the middle
of the Dairy Block, you don't feel like you're in
downtown Denver at all. Like you said, you feel like
you're in a little European village somewhere. So the Dairy
Block is right downtown, your course field, and there's this
beautiful alleyway that cuts through the middle of it. It's
got murals everywhere, it's activated, it's lit up. We do
(00:51):
music and a lot of the businesses open up to
this alleyway, including us where our patios are all kind
of centrally located in this alleyway, so it really creates
a union feel down there. Some of the other restaurants
and bars down there. You've got Bruto, which was one
of our Michelin Star restaurants at Denver Earned last year.
They're right there. You've got the Milk Market, Pocalola, seven Grand,
(01:12):
Kachina Restaurant, Forage Restaurant, You've got Westbound and down they've
got a tap room there deviation to stilling. You've got
so many different options right in this little alleyway. It's fantastic.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
So when people come to the wine Walk, what can
they expect? How many vineyards do you have represented? Can
they talk to the vintnors and the winemakers?
Speaker 2 (01:32):
What is that like? Yeah, we try to run our
wine fest a little bit differently. I mean, there's so
many winefest in Colorado, but we find that they are gigantic,
two three, four, five thousand people. These festivals, You've got
a line a half an hour long and to go
taste an ounce of wine. So we'd like to run
a little bit more personal, a little bit more intimate.
We bring in twelve wineries they're all Colorado wineries, some
of our favorite wineries that we pick here in Colorado.
(01:54):
We've got a waiting list every year of wineries that
want to get into this festival, and we'll keep the
attendance around four hundred, four hundred fifty people so that
you actually do get to interact with each winery, talk
to the wine makers, sit there and stample a bunch
of different wines. It's a little bit more relaxed environment.
Like it's a night so hot out right now. So yeah,
thinking we're doing a wine festival in August, it's gonna
be ninety degrees that No, it doesn't start till seven
(02:15):
o'clock at night, so we're doing it under the lights.
We're gonna have live music, and it just makes a
really fun Saturday night out, something different than just heading
to the bars for the night.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Well, you not only have the wine walk, you also
have a brunch the next day, right, Did I see that?
Like a brunch walk.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
We're gonna do a little Sunday brunch the next morning.
You know, nothing like the little hair of the dog
dog over your wine. Right. So we've got a few
of our favorite wineries bring in some sparkling wine as
well as one of bars. We've got a fantastic hater
from Southern Gourmet that's gonna come in and do a
little bunch for us right in our patio in the
dairy bar.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Is that gonna be for the full just just sit
Lantern Family Wines. That's the brunch.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, we'll just be hosting it in our space. Okay, okay,
but it's again a fantastic way. If you can't make
it to the fest on a Saturday night and you
still want to experience Colorado wine and experience a dairy
blocket's another option. Or if you're guys, you know, do
a staycation of it. Come down Saturday night, go to
the wine fest, spend the night in one of the
great hotels downtown, and come out for runch next morning.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
All right, what date is this, James?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
This is August twenty fourth for the winefest itself, August
twenty fifth for the brunch, And like I said, it's
seven to ten at night. We do have a VIP
hour on the first hour from six to seven, so
you can get in before the crowds. Get even more
of that one on one time for the first hour,
and ticket prices fifty dollars a ticket, and you're going
to get your glass, your commemorative glass with wine Walk logo.
(03:35):
You're going to get your wristband, be able to taste
everything there. We'll have food vendors, I said, live music.
I'm all included, and obviously you get the opportunity to
purchase as well. There's another great thing about our wine
fest is that I don't want to just be able
to go taste all these Colorado wines and then say, hey,
where do I go get them? Do I go to
the liquor store, Do I go to a restaurant? Do
I have to go out to Palisade? All the wine
(03:55):
saleb right there.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Oh excellent. So if you want to buy wine, you
can do that at the event. That's fantastic, James, I
appreciate you making time. You should go down see Blanche
for family wines, even if you're not going to the winewalk.
But the wine walk is a wonderful evening. Get some friends,
go have a nice time. It will be lovely. James,
I hope you have an excellent winewalker. We'll talk to
you again before the next one.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Thank you. We'll see you at the next color.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Thanks James. That's James Lanchard.
Now, people who haven't been to the Dairy Block don't
know that this is like the most delightful little sliver
of magic, the alley where Blanchard family mines and so
many other businesses have set up shop. It is the
most European feeling place in Denver, Colorado. I think it
feels like you're walking down an alley in Europe. What
(00:21):
O their businesses are there? And tell people how this works.
We've never really talked about the logistics of how this
process works.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Well, thanks for saying that, because I'm sure you hear
a lot of people talk about not wanting to go
to downtown Denver, not going to Loto anymore, and all
that comes along with that. When you're in the middle
of the Dairy Block, you don't feel like you're in
downtown Denver at all. Like you said, you feel like
you're in a little European village somewhere. So the Dairy
Block is right downtown, your course field, and there's this
beautiful alleyway that cuts through the middle of it. It's
got murals everywhere, it's activated, it's lit up. We do
(00:51):
music and a lot of the businesses open up to
this alleyway, including us where our patios are all kind
of centrally located in this alleyway, so it really creates
a union feel down there. Some of the other restaurants
and bars down there. You've got Bruto, which was one
of our Michelin Star restaurants at Denver Earned last year.
They're right there. You've got the Milk Market, Pocalola, seven Grand,
(01:12):
Kachina Restaurant, Forage Restaurant, You've got Westbound and down they've
got a tap room there deviation to stilling. You've got
so many different options right in this little alleyway. It's fantastic.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
So when people come to the wine Walk, what can
they expect? How many vineyards do you have represented? Can
they talk to the vintnors and the winemakers?
Speaker 2 (01:32):
What is that like? Yeah, we try to run our
wine fest a little bit differently. I mean, there's so
many winefest in Colorado, but we find that they are gigantic,
two three, four, five thousand people. These festivals, You've got
a line a half an hour long and to go
taste an ounce of wine. So we'd like to run
a little bit more personal, a little bit more intimate.
We bring in twelve wineries they're all Colorado wineries, some
of our favorite wineries that we pick here in Colorado.
(01:54):
We've got a waiting list every year of wineries that
want to get into this festival, and we'll keep the
attendance around four hundred, four hundred fifty people so that
you actually do get to interact with each winery, talk
to the wine makers, sit there and stample a bunch
of different wines. It's a little bit more relaxed environment.
Like it's a night so hot out right now. So yeah,
thinking we're doing a wine festival in August, it's gonna
be ninety degrees that No, it doesn't start till seven
(02:15):
o'clock at night, so we're doing it under the lights.
We're gonna have live music, and it just makes a
really fun Saturday night out, something different than just heading
to the bars for the night.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Well, you not only have the wine walk, you also
have a brunch the next day, right, Did I see that?
Like a brunch walk.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
We're gonna do a little Sunday brunch the next morning.
You know, nothing like the little hair of the dog
dog over your wine. Right. So we've got a few
of our favorite wineries bring in some sparkling wine as
well as one of bars. We've got a fantastic hater
from Southern Gourmet that's gonna come in and do a
little bunch for us right in our patio in the
dairy bar.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Is that gonna be for the full just just sit
Lantern Family Wines. That's the brunch.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, we'll just be hosting it in our space. Okay, okay,
but it's again a fantastic way. If you can't make
it to the fest on a Saturday night and you
still want to experience Colorado wine and experience a dairy
blocket's another option. Or if you're guys, you know, do
a staycation of it. Come down Saturday night, go to
the wine fest, spend the night in one of the
great hotels downtown, and come out for runch next morning.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
All right, what date is this, James?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
This is August twenty fourth for the winefest itself, August
twenty fifth for the brunch, And like I said, it's
seven to ten at night. We do have a VIP
hour on the first hour from six to seven, so
you can get in before the crowds. Get even more
of that one on one time for the first hour,
and ticket prices fifty dollars a ticket, and you're going
to get your glass, your commemorative glass with wine Walk logo.
(03:35):
You're going to get your wristband, be able to taste
everything there. We'll have food vendors, I said, live music.
I'm all included, and obviously you get the opportunity to
purchase as well. There's another great thing about our wine
fest is that I don't want to just be able
to go taste all these Colorado wines and then say, hey,
where do I go get them? Do I go to
the liquor store, Do I go to a restaurant? Do
I have to go out to Palisade? All the wine
(03:55):
saleb right there.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Oh excellent. So if you want to buy wine, you
can do that at the event. That's fantastic, James, I
appreciate you making time. You should go down see Blanche
for family wines, even if you're not going to the winewalk.
But the wine walk is a wonderful evening. Get some friends,
go have a nice time. It will be lovely. James,
I hope you have an excellent winewalker. We'll talk to
you again before the next one.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Thank you. We'll see you at the next color.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Thanks James. That's James Lanchard.
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