Fate and a combined passion for the wine industry brought two families together to create Continental Divide Winery. The story of Continental Divide Winery began in 2014, when California vintners and part-time Breckenridge residents Jeffrey and Ana Maltzman, their two daughters and their two Australian Shepherds were walking down Main Street. They spotted Kent Hutchison and Angela Bryan, their two daughters and their two Australian Shepherds walking the other direction. The families quickly discovered a mutual passion for wine and in 2016 Continental Divide Winery was born.
Today, Jeffrey serves as company President, Ana toils as our Chief Tasting Officer, and daughters Lexie and Jess periodically work on the bottling line and in the tasting rooms when not away at college. Although Kent and Angela left the Front Range, their exceptional wines continue to be periodically featured at CDW.
Continental Divide produces award-winning wines each year from grapes grown in both Colorado and California. By tasting different wines crafted from both California and Colorado grapes, guests can learn and experience the differences that altitude, soil and weather make on wine.
Meet the CDW Team!
The Maltzman Family
Continental Divide is a locallly owned family business founded by Jeffrey & Ana Maltzman. Jeffrey serves as the company’s President while Ana serves as Vice President and Chief Tasting Officer. Daughters Lexie and Jess help on the bottling line and in the tasting rooms.
Our Tasting Room Staff
Finding staff in a resort community is always a challenge, and we are fortunate to have an amazing, talented, and dedicated team, including our two sommeliers, Michelle and Natalia, as well as others who have been with us since the day Continental Divide opened!
Dan Kraft
Originally from Western Colorado, Dan first became interested in fermentation while home brewing at Colorado College. After finishing his Bachelor’s in chemistry in 2011, Dan headed to California to work at Navarro Vineyards in Anderson Valley, where the process of vinification proved captivating. This led him to the Pacific Northwest, where he completed his Master’s in Food Science with an Enology concentration at Oregon State University. Immediately after graduating, he began working at Kevin White Winery in Washington and also produced his own label, Seekseekqua, from organic vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Today we are proud to have Dan as our senior winemaker. Drop by the South Park (Fairplay) location and ask Dan for a behind the scenes tour of our winemaking.