Aspen’s culture inspires new TV series

“Aspen Champagne Stories,” a new 2026 series set in Aspen, launches this week and will air quarterly on the Flamingo Network.

The show is created and produced by Los Angeles-based Emmy-nominee Brent Roske, owner of the Flamingo Network and former NBCUniversal. He’s the director of “Diana in Love” and “Chasing the Hill.”

The concept behind this series centers on what conversations might take place over a glass of champagne, with guests sharing what they want to celebrate and what they’re excited about — an intentional focus on optimism and milestones. 

“Sometimes in life we forget to celebrate things. We forget to get excited about things,” Roske said.

Filming took place in Aspen mid-March and will resume at the end of May.

“I’ve always been fascinated with Aspen, especially over the past six or seven years,” Roske said. “It encapsulates what Flamingo Network is all about, which is the good stuff in life. It’s an aspirational message. I thought if we start taking the show up there, we could put everything in it — from high-end cars, artwork, real estate, design work and artistry.”

“Aspen Champagne Stories” builds on Roske’s prior work, including the Malibu project titled “Film This House” and “Ollie Gabriel’s New Nashville,” which was recently nominated for an Emmy Award.

The Aspen production has been warmly received. 

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“The local community embraced us and embraced the show,” Roske said. “Everyone’s just been welcoming and really helpful.”

During a recent trip to Aspen, Roske connected with Scottish fine art photographer and conservationist David Yarrow, who stars in a segment filmed at Woody Creek Tavern.

“Colorado is a place of box canyons and it’s a filmmaker’s dream. There is a visual splendor to this place — but it’s always the people that make a place special,” Yarrow said in the episode.

Roske also met with Aspen’s Thomas Pierce in Marina del Rey, Cali., for a segment. Pierce is the founder of the Children’s Oncology Support Fund and host of the Aspen Snow Ball. COSF, a nonprofit focused on funding pediatric cancer research, less-toxic treatments and family wellness programs for children with cancer, will be featured as well.

Roske also interviewed the multifaceted Scott Weber, in front of his restaurant Zigzag that he co-owns with Carly Weber. He’s a founding board member and vice chair involved in organizing COSF fundraising events, especially the Aspen Snow Ball Gala. Weber is also an executive producer of a new film “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” starring Paul Dano and Jude Law, which is scheduled to open in theaters May 15.

Television personality and author Kari Wells, who has been a longtime real estate investor in Aspen, will also be featured in the show. She has shared the “Aspen Unfiltered” documentary and is known for her role on the Bravo series, “Married to Medicine,” and from her book “From Attitude to Gratitude: 15 Practices for Transforming Pain into Power,” released earlier this year.

With Aspen’s distinctive backdrop, “Aspen Champagne Stories” aims to spotlight people, places and passions that inspire. The quarterly series invites guests — and viewers — to reflect on what they want to acknowledge and elevate in their own lives, echoing the show’s central prompt to celebrate the “good stuff.”

The show will air on Flamingo Network on Roku and YouTube, along with clips on Instagram.