Wine & Whey

Really great way to spend a few hours.
I decided to take the Brie and Bleu cheese making class just kind of on a whim. It was a small class which was nice for being able to really see the process. We had a few glasses of wine while we learned about the process and got to take home some cheese to practice how to take care of it while it ages.
I highly recommend taking a class if nothing else but to learn something new. I’m curious about the wine making classes and more cheese classes.

So what do you give the person that has everything? A ‘wine making experience’ of course. I had the pleasure of visiting Wine and Whey at a recent Unilocal Event and knew this was the gift for 2015!
My friends were so excited and the wine making experience keeps of giving. You actually visit 4 times during the wine making process and every time is a party! The best part is that you make 30+ bottles that you can drink and/​or share.
The thing that really makes it special is the staff.
Give it a try!

I’ve now taken two cheese classes here and if you’re serious about cooking or if you just want to have a fun afternoon and learn something new, this place has it going on.
Since I love to cook, learning how to make feta, queso fresco, mozzarella, ricotta, burrata, and cultured butter for the low cost of the class, was a worthwhile investment. The concept of making these products seems so complicated, but it’s really quite easy once you have the know-​how and can get your hands on the right products (which they sell there).
I think this is something fun to do on your own if you’re passionate about food, but would also be fun to do with a bunch of friends. They offer private classes if you’re just up for doing something which a group of close friends.
I can’t speak to their wine classes, but I have had some of their wines and they’re really pretty good.
As for the cheese classes, for $ 55 you can learn a skill, eat cheese for a few hours, and drink some wine. That’s a return-​on-​investment to me!

This place is amazing! I attended a 30 minute mozzarella course with a friend and had an amazing time. The cost of the class included lots of fresh mozzarella and some wine that was produced inside the store.
This is such a fun concept with great people running it — you can tell they put their heart and soul into it.
I have yet to return for a winemaking class, but I hope to go to many winemaking and cheese preparation courses/​sessions in the future.
A great treasure in the RiNo area, for sure!

I love this concept. This place marries the novelty of making your own wine to the convenience of small class sizes and kits. This would be a great team builder for anyone looking for a team bonding exercise or a nice date for two since they provide a step by step class :).
Their wine building kits start at $ 30. We made a Cabernet valued at about $ 200 a bottle that takes a little over year to reach full maturity.
The facility has three separate rooms. The first is to showcase the wines made during the classes. They have a small area where they serve wine and cheese. They show you how to make cheese as well. I’m not going to lie, the cheese is so good that I might have to start doing that myself… But I digress.
The second room is where the magic happens (consequently, it’s where the bathrooms are hidden. These are quite clean and nicely decorated). They have all the equipment to make the wine, stir, measure water, pour in grape juice, and adding grape skins. You can bottle it here too. They have lots of fancy-​smancy equipment that’s great to make professional grade wine.
I also like that each kit has specifics like oak chips that you add to the. Is to ensure the wine you make is excellent quality (no vinegar allowed)!

I found an intro to wine making class on dabble. Google it and thank me later. Signed up myself and my friend. Got there a few minutes early and signed in and grabbed a glass. Katrina, one of the owners, was very friendly, knowledgeable and seemed to really love what she does. The space is great and there’s plenty of street parking. One of their friends or significant others created all of the display cases and tables. I would love to have him do some work for me. We sampled wines from other classes and in the first 20 minutes of being there my previous disdain for wine kits was thrown out the window. I am now contemplating which kit to buy. We got our wine started and I can’t wait to go back in about a month for the next step. The class was all ladies with one guy. I can’t understand why that is, especially when you look at of the sommelier candidates — tons of dudes. The only thing I would suggest is to have some nibbles available because there is nowhere nearby to grab something quick and with all that wine — it could get dangerous. I drove down Larimer and all there is are the «so hot right now» Acorn and the Populist. No thank you.

Fabulous people and an awesome dog! A friend and I took the beginning wine-​making class this weekend and it was just excellent. We learned a ton, and loved getting in and doing. Katrina graciously answered all our questions, even when we asked the same thing twice because of the amount of sampling we did before choosing our wine. I will definitely be back for one of the country wine sessions in spring, and maybe a beer & cheese one too!

Hosted a wine and cheese event there where people paid for their own wine and I brought food. It was great! Would def recommend this place for events and the ladies were super nice! They didn’t charge for the space but asked for $ 5/​person for wine which is very reasonable. Would def go back and would love to make my own port there!

I love cheese, and was really excited to find out that I could learn to make whole milk mozzarella here, in 30 minutes, and it was true! Katrina and Pam have a great thing going here — a beautiful space, knowledge that was graciously shared, and a love for all things cheese and wine. Great combination! I highly recommend coming here for classes, and eventually, first friday events. They also help you make your own wine, as a bonus!

Why didn’t I think of this… was my initial thought when I made my first stop (there will be many, many more) at this new establishment in RiNo.
Learn how to make your own wine and cheese? You had me at wine, I changed my pants at cheese.
You can choose from nearly any style of wine you can think of and the friendly owners will guide you through every step of the process, from grape to glass (One session makes 30ish bottles of wine!!). A few friends recently made their own champagne for New Years. Needless to say, I’ll be partying with them.
It’s a perfect venue for private events, team building, holiday parties, saving money on X-​mas presents (first homemade gift since kindygarten), getting your girlfriend out of the house, etc. If that’s not your thing, take a private class and take everything you need home to geek out in your basement. Too cool!
Even better, the back of their shop is shared with The Cartel Studio, a flexible artistic space with any medium you can think of to get your creative juices flowing. The owner is always there as a resource for beginners and experts alike. Did I mention 3D printing? Holy ****.
These are businesses that reflect the vibrant nature of the neighborhood and breathe life into the exciting turnover that is happening there. Please check this place out, you will not be disappointed!