Stoney Mesa Winery

At Stoney Mesa Winery, wine is the product of passion and love for farming. Each bottle is hand crafted by a family who believes in the beauty of Colorado Wine as much as the beauty of the landscape, because the making of a fine wine is something to admire. It requires good grapes, a bit of luck with the weather and all the patience and care a winemaker can devote.

Bret Neal (Right) has handled the winegrowing since 1993 and winemaking at Stoney Mesa Winery since 1999, when Ron Neal his father (Left) handed the winemaking responsibilities over to him. Living on the family vineyard and winery property in Cedaredge he has studied in enology and viticulture at UC Davis, he strives to bring out the best in Colorado. Bret is dedicated to making wines that belong in the company of the states finest. Just finishing up a stint as a Director of the RMAVV, a local wine industry organization, Bret comments, "I really want to focus on our wine quality, I feel we have so much potential in Colorado wine."

Throughout his career, Bret has pursued the highest wine quality through experimentation, and a belief in Sustainable Viticulture. As a result, Stoney Mesa Winery has been on the leading edge in viticulture in Delta County.

Stoney Mesa Winery stands on the historic Bull Mesa, one of the oldest homesteads in the Cedaredge area. Bret has managed and learned from the vineyard, and has been there since the very first planting in 1990. Said Bret Neal, "Our newer vineyards benefit from what we've learned in caring for the original vines."

The winery's new addition brings to life a families vision to create a winemaking facility capable of creating some of Colorado's most appreciated wines. Its modern facility utilizes gentle fruit handling, temperature controlled fermentations and small lot red wine production. Stoney Mesa pioneered the production of wine grapes and winemaking in the area. The 2002 Stoney Mesa Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is an inaugural wine from the new Cellar and due to be released in Spring, 2005.