Colorado's Own, Poured With Purpose
· Fort Collins · Urban Winery & Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 23, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The OBC Wine Project’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list at OBC Wine Project is short — 14 labels, all of them their own — and that either sounds limiting or refreshing depending on your mood. We'd call it refreshing. There's something honest about a winery that only pours what it makes and prices it like they actually want you to drink it.
This is a house-only program, full stop. Every pour comes from OBC's own cellar, which means you're not here to hunt down a Barolo or debate Burgundy villages — you're here to drink Colorado. The lineup spans rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Malbec, a Colorado Red, and a handful of blends, plus canned spritz options that lean casual and fun. The Malbec and Colorado Red 2024 anchor the reds at $30, while the white and red blends offer an accessible entry at $8. It's not deep in the traditional sense, but it's intentional — and for a Colorado winery bar, that's exactly the point.
Pricing suggests a pour-friendly setup across the range, from the $4 spritz cans up through the $30 bottles. The White Blend and Red Blend at $8 look like pour options — approachable and low-commitment. No confirmed glass-pour count, but the tiered pricing structure implies you can sample light before going deep.
OBC Wine Project White Blend — $8
At $8 for what appears to be a pour or small-format option from a working Colorado winery, this is the no-brainer entry point — low stakes, good way to feel out the house style before committing upward.
OBC Wine Project White Blend 2022
Most people will scroll past a labeled vintage on a house blend, but a 2022 white blend with some age on it from a Colorado producer is worth a second look — it signals the winery is sitting on inventory and willing to let things develop, which is not something every small operation does.
OBC Wine Project Italian Spritz
At $4 it's not a rip-off, but if you're walking into a Colorado winery to drink an Italian Spritz, you've made a wrong turn somewhere. Save that for the airport.
OBC Wine Project Malbec 2024 + A charcuterie or cheese board
A Colorado Malbec at $30 wants something fatty and savory alongside it — cured meats and aged cheese play to the grape's natural richness without fighting it. Classic winery-bar move, and it works.
The Bottom Line
OBC Wine Project is a confident one-producer show — no imported filler, no inflated markups, just Colorado wine priced fairly and poured without pretense. If you're in Fort Collins and want to understand what the state can do with a glass of wine, this is your stop.
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Gouge
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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