{"id":19361,"date":"2015-08-27T13:15:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T19:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=19361"},"modified":"2020-04-14T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:04:09","slug":"a-toast-to-uccs-50th-anniversary-wine-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=19361","title":{"rendered":"A toast to UCCS; 50th anniversary wine now available"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UCCS-labeled wine will be available Aug. 28.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UCCS supporters interested in toasting the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of the founding of campus can lift a glass of Colorado-grown wine made especially for the occasion.<\/p>\n

A limited supply of merlot and chardonnay wines bearing a UCCS 50th<\/sup> anniversary label is available at Clyde’s in the University Center by the glass. Bottles may be purchased for $19.65 at Wild Stein Liquors, 5406 N. Academy. The store is operated by Crystal Wildenstein, a member of the class of 2012. The wine will also be served at a limited number of university events and bottles will be given to some donors as an acknowledgement of their support of the university.<\/p>\n

“This was an idea that almost didn’t happen,” Megan Bell, executive director, Auxiliary Community and Learning Initiatives, said. “It wouldn’t have, if not for Crystal.”<\/p>\n

Wildenstein worked with Bell, Mark Hayes, director, Food and Dining Services, and Andrea Cordova, chief of staff, Office of the Chancellor, to ensure that a maze of purchasing requirements were fulfilled and a high-quality product delivered. The wine was produced by Two Rivers Winery, Grand Junction, with Colorado-grown grapes. A special label was created by Jeff Foster, associate director, University Communication and Media Relations.<\/p>\n

“I’m still shocked that this happened,” Bell said. “There were a lot of details and hurdles.”<\/p>\n

Bell got the idea of a 50th<\/sup> anniversary wine from a group at the University of California, Davis, which sold bottles of wine created by that university’s vintner’s program.<\/p>\n

“UCCS, obviously, doesn’t have a wine-making program,” Bell said. “We thought a wine grown in Colorado to celebrate a University of Colorado campus’s creation was the next best thing.”<\/p>\n

For more information about Two Rivers Winery, visit http:\/\/www.tworiverswinery.com\/<\/a>. Wild Stein Liquors can be reached at 522-1070 or https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wildsteinliquors<\/a><\/p>\n

For more about UCCS 50th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations, visit http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/50th<\/a><\/p>\n

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