John Sutcliffe has compared the dedication it has taken to build a winery in what is arguably the most unexpected of locations to a “biblical pursuit.”
The aptly named Sutcliffe Vineyards is located at picturesque McElmo Canyon, a lush oasis surrounded by the sagebrush and cottonwoods of southwest Colorado’s high desert. The drive to and from Cortez, the county seat of Montezuma County, takes about 20 minutes. Four Corners, where Colorado meets Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, is 50 miles away.
