Southwest Colorado quality pilot

Flying T Wine

Southwest Colorado

By appointment onlyCurrent hours
Appointment requiredVisit policy
CortezLocation

Flying T Wine is a tiny, appointment-only vineyard on the Tomac family's working ranch in McElmo Canyon. The one-acre vineyard sits on a south-facing slope below Battle Rock, making this a deliberately small-scale stop for visitors interested in the agricultural story behind Southwest Colorado wine.

What to expect

The Tomac family settled in McElmo Canyon in 1993 and later added a small vineyard to the ranch. The producer's signature Flying T Red is tied closely to the canyon's rock, sand and south-facing vineyard site.

This is not a drop-in tasting room. The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board lists visits as appointment only, so the experience depends on arranging access directly with the winery.

Before you go

  • Call before building Flying T into the route; all visits are by appointment.
  • Ask where to enter and park when confirming, because this is a working ranch.
  • The listing does not publish regular tasting hours or a public tasting fee.
  • We have withheld a map pin until the exact public visitor entrance can be verified.

Highlights

  • One-acre family vineyard in McElmo Canyon
  • South-facing vineyard below Battle Rock
  • Working ranch setting
  • Appointment-only access

Featured Wines

Flying T Red

Plan Your Visit

Address: 12166 Road G, Cortez, CO 81321

Hours: By appointment only

Good to know: Call the winery to arrange access and confirm the public visitor entrance.

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Sources and verification

We checked this listing against the sources below on 2026-08-04. The winery's own site controls where details conflict.

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