Treelighting at the Governor's Residence

Governor John Hickenlooper Lights the Holiday Tree at the Governor's Residence

Governor Hickenlooper and his wife Helen Thorpe hosted guests to this special event on November 30th.  Ms. Thorpe requested that the Residence be decorated with ornaments from the many cultures of Colorado.

The Residence was open to the public from December 10th through the 17th.  We were delighted to welcome thousands of Colorado residence to "Colorado's Home"!

The Garden Party was a greatThe Governor and AT&T President, Bill Soards, the Centennial State Sponsor of the Garden Party success!

Governor John Hickenlooper and First Lady Helen Thorpe thank you for joining them.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

THE CENTENNIAL STATE SPONSOR
AT&T  
 
PRESENTING SPONSOR
XCEL ENERGY
 
SUSTAINING SPONSORS
American Furniture Warehouse
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
Ripple Creek Business
Solutions
Tuthill & Hughes, LLC
 
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
American Society of Interior Design
Mary Beth and Bernie Buescher
Wrenn Erickson and Cindy Starks
MillersCoors
Governor Hickenlooper with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Saunders, Founding Partners of the Governor's Residence Preservation FundMarie Patterson, GRPFund Board
Chairperson
Strategic Environmental & Energy 
Resources (SEER)
Stephanie and David Tryba

 COLORADO PROUD PARTICIPANTS

101 REASONS
34 Degrees
AC Golden Brewery
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Ballestreri Winery
Blosm Flavored Whipped Cream
Bonnie's Balms Inc.
Boulder Bits
Boyer Coffee Company
Buffalo Loam
Canino's Sausage Co., Inc.
Captain Spongefood Trading Co. Inc.
Colorado Aromatics (at Sagescript Institue, llc)
Colorado Onion Association
Colorado Potato Administrative Committee - Area II
Cook N Shoupe
Denver Meat CompanyThe Governor welcomes representatives from Xcel EnergyDenver Meat Company
Durango Soda Company, 
represented by 501 Roadhouse
Floral Expressions & Gourmet Goodies
Furry Friends Biscuit Bakery, Inc.
Glacier Homemade Ice Cream & Gelato
GRPF Education Program
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
Lala's Wine Bar & Pizzeria
Lily Organics, Inc.
Lovely Confections
Maggie's Magnificent Cakes, Inc.
Marlowe's
MooCo Cheese
Nita Foods, Inc.
Pomegranate Splash!
Qrunch Foods                            
Rakhra Mushroom Farm
Ranch Food Direct
Ranch-Way Feeds
Rickys Lucky Nuts, LLC
Rocky Mountain Salsa Company, LLC
Sakata Farms/CO Chef's Assoc.
Sophisticated Syrups LLC
Sosi's Healthy Pleaasures
Stink Inc.
The Food Guy Catering
The Organic Dish
The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey
Truffles in Paradise
Ya Ya's Kitchen
Yaffa's Savory LLC.

Celebration of Premier Colorado Wines

June 9 , 2011

Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this a wonderful event.

Presenting Sponsor
LaszloLaw & Associates, LLC


Gold Sponsor
The American Wine Society

Silver Sponsors
M3 Insurance Solutions for Business
CAVE

Bronze Sponsors
ASAP Payroll
Keystone Capital Advisors
Perkins Coie
Whipplewood Accounting

Contributing Sponsors
34Degrees Crackers
Balistreri Vineyards
ColoradoBiz Magazine
EcoProducts
Enstrom
Haystack Mountain Goat Cheese
MouCo Cheese

Best of Category Awards for the2011 Celebration of Premier Colorado Wines at the Governor’s Residence 

• Best Fruit Wine: Colorado Cellars Peach - Rick and Padte Turley, owners and winemaker
• Best Rosé: Zephyr Cellars Rosé of Cabernet Franc - Tim Merrick, owner and winemaker
• Best Dessert Wine: Plum Creek Cellars Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc - Sue Phillips, owner and Jenne Baldwin-Eaton, winemaker
• Best White Wine, Chardonnay: Boulder Creek Winery Chardonnay - Jackie Thompson, owner and winemaker
• Best White Wine, Gewürztraminer: Carlson Vineyards and Winery - Parker Carlson, owner and winemaker
• Best Rhone Varietal Red: Bookcliff Vineyards Petite Sirah - John Garlich, owner and winemaker
• Best Italian Varietal Red: Balistreri Vineyards Sangiovese - John Balistreri, owner and winemaker
• Best Spanish Varietal Red:  Bookcliff  Vineyards Tempranillo - John Garlich, owner and winemaker
• Best Cabernet or Merlot: Boulder Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - Jackie Thompson, owner and winemaker

      Best of Show:

• Best White Wine, Riesling: Whitewater Hill Vineyards Riesling - Nancy Janes, owner and winemaker
• Best Red, Bordeaux Varietal Blend: Cottonwood Cellars Classic Blend - Diana Read, owner