GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A palisade winery is saying 'cheers' to four years of successful business. They’ve been working with locally grown products for years now, supporting the local economy.

Glenn Foster knows that wine is about more than just grapes.

"To me wine is a celebration of life. Every one of them are special, it’s really hard to find two wines that are exactly alike,” he says.

And with over 40 varieties under his company's three brand names, he certainly has much to celebrate.

“We have about 22 tanks now, and we have a full size bottling line,” says Foster.

But it wasn't always that way. Talon started with just five tiny tanks in Fruita. Today, Foster owns St. Kathryn's Cellar and Meadery of the Rockies, which both operate under Talon Wines. Talon brand produces your standard grape wines, all of which are made with locally grown materials.

"Its nice to live in a place like this where we could get such great quality fruit, such great quality grapes, and of course, that translates in to better wine,” says Brian Stevens, wine maker for Talon Wines.

The Grand Valley serves as a hot spot for wine growing grapes, giving Talon the perfect product to create their high quality wine.

"There’s a lot of equipment involved. We have a destemmer that we use, and that actually separates the grapes from the stems,” says Foster.

From there, the grapes head in to a press or tank, depending if they're white or red, then they allow the grapes to age properly.

"It could be bottled within three months or so, maybe four months. Or it could be a year and a half or two years,” he says.

Bottled and ready to enjoy, Talon continues to say “cheers” to what sets them apart from the competition.

"All the wineries in the valley share quite a bit you know, production wise, but I think what sets us apart is the love we put in to these wines. We love all these wines, and they're like our kids,” says Stevens.”

As a thank you to their customers for four years of support, Talon Wines is currently offering a Valentine’s Day special. During the entire month of February, if you purchase three bottles of wine, you’ll receive a free half pound of their homemade chocolate fudge. Foster owns Colorado Fudge Factory, which makes 20 to 30 different varieties of homemade fudge.