"Noble Riot is the first of its kind in a town that has been excruciatingly slow to acquire a taste for wine as a whole, never mind the sometimes nostril-shocking, palate-scrambling stuff poured here. If ever there were evidence that wine is finally having a moment in Denver, it’s the cool young things gathered here: Decked out in beanies and Vans, they’re hanging out as casually as if they were meeting for an espresso . What is this, Europe? Each wine on the list promises a wildly different experience, be it old-vine Jacquère from the Savoie or a Moscatel-based orange wine from Chile. What they all have in common are the “natural” methods by which they’re produced, which could include Biodynamic farming, wild fermentation, amphora aging, and more. The somms here get it. They devote their time to education as well as service, explaining their recommendations and answering questions in detail in the most casual, nonjudgmental of ways." - Ruth Tobias