Winery with LoDo, Fort Collins locations takes space in Golden

Blanchard Family Wines is amping up production with a new Golden location.

Co-owner James Blanchard said the company will open this weekend at 15810 W. 6th Ave.

But unlike the company’s first spot in the Dairy Block and its second in Fort Collins, Blanchard said the 3,000-square-foot Golden location will focus on production and won’t feel like a wine bar. It’s located in a largely industrial area.

“This location is not only going to give us the ability to improve and increase the production of our Colorado wine, but it’s a little bit more intimate, hands-on wine-tasting experience,” Blanchard said.

The Golden location, formerly occupied by the winery Atōst, will offer reservation-only wine tastings to start.

Blanchard started the winery with his brother, Mark Blanchard, in California in 2009, and the company still makes wine in that state. He lived in Colorado for 13 years while in the Air Force and eventually expanded Blanchard Family Wines to...