Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival Coming This Weekend, Featuring Wine Seminars, Tastings, and Live Jazz Music; SummitCove Guests Receive 30% Off Lodging for Festival

Keystone, Colorado (PRWEB) July 08, 2012

Mix in hundreds of wines into a picturesque piazza of wine seminars and deluxe jazz ensembles at the base of Keystone's Dercum Mountain and you have the makings for a spectacular weekend event. Learn about different regions and the delicate nuance of flavors that evolve the finest vineyard blends. Enrich your knowledge by attending the wine seminars and discover which wines and foods harmonize with your favorite selections. Enjoy live music from national Jazz musicians including Hazel Miller, Elan Trotman & Lin Rountree, Dotsero along with the Bryan Savage Band and Louis Colaiannia. New for 2012 a Friday night Mountaintop Reserve Tasting hosted at the top of the River Run Gondola. Enjoy this weekend long wine event reminiscent of its glory days of '06 / '07 with a continued Republic National Distributing Co. partnership in place for the 2012 event.

Visitors can enjoy the weekend by purchasing single day pass, weekend passes, or single session passes for specialty seminars. Seminars being offered include '75 Below in July', 'Come Out of the Dark and See Your Way to Our Blind Tasting Seminar', 'Bubbles Everyday on Any Budget', and the 'Jelly Belly Wine Bar Experience'. Gourmet food samplings will be available for purchase throughout the weekend.

Packages and Pricing

• 1-Day Wine Pass (Saturday ONLY or Sunday ONLY):

$60 Full Price Online and at the Main Gate
Includes: (1) official 2012 Keystone Wine & Jazz tasting glass, 5 gourmet food tickets and unlimited sampling of over 300 wines for Saturday OR Sunday ONLY

• Weekend Wine Pass:

$100 Full Price Online and at the Main Gate
Includes: (1) official 2012 Keystone Wine & Jazz tasting glass, 8 gourmet food tickets and unlimited sampling of over 300 wines for BOTH Saturday and Sunday

• VIP Mountain Top Reserve Wine Tasting:

Kick off the festival weekend in style with our Reserve Wine Tasting located at the picturesque Keytop Deck atop Dercum Mountain. Ride the Gondola up and enjoy an array of the finest wines and gourmet appetizers while taking in the stunning Rocky Mountain vistas.
$85 per person (includes your Gondola Ticket)

Lodging Discounts for Wine and Jazz
This is an event sure to please any tastebuds. Book 2 nights with SummitCove Vacation Loding in Keystone and take 30% off your stay from June 12 - June 17. SummitCove offers a range of properties in the Keystone area providing all the amenities and comforts of home. Each summer reservation receives a free bike rental through Mountain View Sports.