Creekside Cellars

What Creekside Cellars does

Creekside Cellars is a privately held winery and Mediterranean café operating from a single tasting room location at 28036 Hwy 74 in Evergreen, Colorado, with fruit sourced from its own vineyard, The Vinelands, in Palisade, CO. Founded by Bill and Anita Donahue in the early 1980s as a hobby inspired by Italian heritage, the business transitioned to new ownership under Jaclynn Thoemke in May 2026. The company produces a portfolio of handcrafted wines from 100% Colorado-grown fruit, including reds (Rosso, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Robusto), whites (Viognier, Roussanne, Chardonnay, Riesling), a rosé, and fortified ports (Lakehaus Port, 25 Year Tanwy Port). Wine flights ($18 for three 2oz pours) and bottles ($30-$77) are sold in the tasting room, alongside a Mediterranean café menu featuring antipasto platters, cheese boards, salads, and paninis priced $6-$39.

The company operates a direct-to-consumer business model combining on-premise wine and food service (open seven days a week, food 11am-4pm, wine 11am-5pm), an online wine shop via Vinoshipper for shipment, a subscription-based Wine Club, and digital gift cards via Toasttab. Marketing is conducted through Facebook, Instagram, and a Mailchimp email newsletter. Operations are supported by third-party integrations including Vinoshipper for e-commerce, Toasttab for reservations and gift cards, Mailchimp for email, and River Bear as a local specialty meat supplier. The business employs between 11 and 50 people across its retail, hospitality, and production functions.

There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, no institutional funding, and no parent company. Headcount is modest, geographic reach is limited to Colorado with a single retail location, and the business relies on estate-grown fruit from a single vineyard property. Customer base consists of individual wine enthusiasts, food lovers, and visitors to the Evergreen tasting room, with no B2B or enterprise customer relationships disclosed.

Name

Creekside Cellars

Legal name

Creekside Cellars

Website

https://creeksidecellars.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creekside Cellars is a family-owned winery and Mediterranean café in Evergreen, Colorado, serving handcrafted wines from its own Palisade vineyard alongside Mediterranean cuisine to local visitors and wine enthusiasts through on-premise tasting room service, online sales, and a wine club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery and Mediterranean Café

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail) (CRANABAF), Wine Bars (THAFAEAF), Organic Vineyard & Wine Grape Farming (AFAGAKAI), Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

Keywords

• Handcrafted wine production
• Mediterranean cafe
• Wine club membership
• Tasting room experience
• Colorado wines

Headquarters

HQ city

Evergreen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Wine Sales: Direct sales of wine by the glass, bottle, and flight tastings. Red and white wines are available daily from 11am-5pm. Wine flights contain three 2oz pours for $18.
2. Food Service: Mediterranean café serving antipasto platters, cheese boards, soups, salads, and focaccia panini sandwiches. Food service operates 11am-4pm daily.
3. Wine Club Membership: Subscription-based wine club offering regular shipments of Creekside wines to members, providing recurring revenue.
4. Online Shop: E-commerce platform through Vinoshipper for purchasing wines and potentially merchandise for shipment to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creekside Cellars produces and sells handcrafted wines made from 100% Colorado-grown fruit harvested at its own vineyard, The Vinelands, in Palisade, Colorado. It operates a Mediterranean-inspired café and tasting room in Evergreen, CO, where guests can purchase wine by the glass or bottle, enjoy wine flights and antipasto/panini fare, and subscribe to a recurring wine club. Online sales are fulfilled through the Vinoshipper platform and digital gift cards through Toasttab.

Product overview

Creekside Cellars is a winery and Mediterranean cafe offering a portfolio of handcrafted wines made from 100% Colorado-grown fruit, complemented by a full food menu. The core products include red wines (Rosso, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Robusto blend), white wines (Viognier, Roussanne, Chardonnay, Riesling), rosé, and port wines. Additional offerings include Wine Flights for tastings and Wine Club membership for subscribers. The Mediterranean cafe provides antipasto platters, cheese boards, paninis, salads, and soups, served on an outdoor deck overlooking Bear Creek in Evergreen, CO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Vinelands: The vineyard operated by Creekside Cellars, located in Palisade, Colorado, where they grow the fruit for their wines.

Products and services

• Red Wines

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VinoshippercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVinoshipper provides the online e-commerce platform for Creekside Cellars' wine shop, allowing customers to browse and purchase wines online for shipment.
• ToasttabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToasttab provides the reservation/waitlist system and gift card e-commerce platform for Creekside Cellars, enabling online table reservations and digital gift card sales.
• River BearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal supplier of specialty meats including peachwood smoked turkey breast and top round roast beef used in Creekside's panini sandwiches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Crimson Wine Group: Portfolio company that owns and operates multiple estate wineries with DTC tasting rooms. Comparable DTC winery operating model across multiple brands, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• King Estate Winery: Large estate winery in Oregon with a tasting room, restaurant, and on-site food program. Comparable estate winery + food + tasting room model, but at significantly larger scale and broader distribution.
• Benziger Family Winery: Established Sonoma winery with estate-grown wines and a tasting room experience. Comparable winery + tasting room format and DTC focus, but at a much larger scale and broader market reach.
• Francis Ford Coppola Winery: Major California winery operating a large tasting room with multiple on-site restaurants. Comparable winery + food/dining venue model, but at substantially larger scale and with broader distribution.

Direct peers

• Balistreri Vineyards: Small Colorado winery in Denver with an on-site tasting room and food offerings. Directly comparable DTC winery model with similar scale and craft positioning in the Colorado market.
• Plum Creek Cellars: Family-owned winery located in Palisade, Colorado — the same wine region as Creekside's Vinelands vineyard. Directly comparable estate winery with tasting room and DTC wine sales.
• Settembre Cellars: Small Colorado winery offering estate wines through a tasting room. Comparable size, DTC focus, and Colorado wine market positioning to Creekside Cellars.
• BookCliff Vineyards: Family-owned Colorado winery producing estate wines with a tasting room and food service. Comparable single-vendor DTC model with on-site food pairings, similar size, and shared Colorado terroir.
• Continental Divide Winery: Small family-owned winery in Park City, Utah, with tasting room and food pairings. Comparable DTC winery model with on-site food service in a similar mountain community setting.
• Carboy Winery: Colorado winery with a tasting room and on-site food program (including a bistro). Directly comparable in combining a winery with a food/restaurant concept in the Colorado DTC market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/creeksidewines
• Instagraminstagram.com/creeksidecellarswinery
• Xx.com/creeksidecellar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creekside-cellars

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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