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Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival is Almost Here!

Calling all oenophiles and music lovers. It’s time for the Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival!  Filled with wine tastings, educational seminars and live music from such great artists as Pg6ix, Kirby Velarde quartet, Harold Rapp, Jackiem Joyner, Stanley Jordan, and Selena Albright.  All these greats are headlined by crowd favorite Dotsero. The River Run Village Grand Tasting brings it all together. With our epic summer time days here for this fabulous festival, the mountains are calling. The festival kicks off with a reserve wine tasting this Friday, July 12th at 7:00pm and continues through the weekend.

Wine and Jazz Festival Pour

The wine seminars are an engaging and fun way to increase your wine knowledge.  Starting Saturday, July 13th at 12:00pm at Warren Station we have “Let’s talk DIRT-Y” with viticulturist Rudy Marchesi.  He was Oregon’s person of the year and is the owner of Montinore Estate in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. He is a leader in certified organic farming and the biodynamic community.  Don’t miss his story and wine tastings. Included is a 2017 Pinot Fris, NV Borealis, 2018 almost dry Riesling, 2017 Red Cap Pinot Noir, and a 2014 Grahams Block 7 Pinot Noir.

Next up at 2:00PM at Warren Station is Master Sommelier Roland Mico leading the “More than Pinot Noir” seminar.  Alternatives to Pinot Noir being served will include a Nerello Mascalese and a Beaujolais.   

Ending the day nicely we have “Let’s Talk Tequila – Shaken, Stirred, and Straight”.  This takes place at Warren Station at 4:00PM. We all have our favorite Margarita places.  Presented by Tyler Wang, you will learn history, production, and an insider’s guide to Tequila.  You will also learn about pairing ingredients and try a Paloma Cocktail. Included are samplings of El Tesoro Tequilas. Concluding this fascinating seminar will be a cocktail creation demonstration.  Take your newfound seminar knowledge and browse the wine tents in River Run Village while listening to some fantastic jazz and enjoying the wonderful summertime weather in the mountains. 

Make sure you stick around for Sunday’s festivities.  The day opens with the annual favorite seminar, ‘Prosecco and Pancakes’, running from 10:30am – 12:30pm at Warren Station.  Enjoy scrumptious Ruffino Prosecco Cocktails with an interesting mix of pancakes, toppings and classic breakfast sides, a great way to start the day!  

Finish off two days of education, memories, fun, wine, spirits and bubbles with “Name! That! Wine!” at 2:00pm at Warren Station.  The presenter is Ben Braley. You will try blind tastings and learn more about approach and flavor characteristics for many different varietals.  This will all take place in an exciting game show style format. Blind tastings are an excellent way to learn about our own palate and what you are smelling and tasting.  

We hope you can join us for this amazing weekend of Wine and Jazz.  Stay the weekend and book one of our ticket and lodging festival packages, where you can save up to 15% on your weekend. But hurry, package sales end Friday at 4 pm.  If there is a certain seminar you are interested in attending, be sure to also purchase your seminar tickets in advance, as they typically sell out! Book a River Run Condo with a festival view and you can watch the music from the balcony and you won’t have to worry about driving anywhere after wine tasting. We hope to see you this weekend! 

We’re Just 1 Week From the Bacon & Bourbon Festival!

There’s nothing quite like the smell of thousands of pounds of sizzling bacon wafting across the village in a beautiful mountain setting.  Take in the delicious smells, tastes and sounds of the Bacon & Bourbon Festival at Keystone Resort, happening next weekend on June 23 & 24 in River Run Village.

 

Look forward to fun and original bacon dishes, like Bacon Ice Cream, BLTS, Bacon Tacos, Bacon on Pizza, Candied Bacon, Bacon Mac & Cheese, Bacon Bloodies and more! Keystone’s best restaurants serve up all sorts of dishes that include bacon in the most original ways.

Bacon Festival Education Seminars Keystone

This fun festival is as unique as they get, complete with great music to go with the delicious food!  Festival favorite cover bands, Hell’s Bells and Lez Zepplin will both be back, rocking out on both days again for the 2018 festival. Take part in one of the Bacon Education Center Events to learn more about the salty goodness we all love so much.  You will even have the chance to become a certified “Master Swinelier Certificate” from the Bacon Education Center!

 

Purchase a Bacon & Bourbon Festival ticket and lodging package from SummitCove Lodging and you’ll save up to 20% on the weekend.  There are a number of different ticket packages available depending on how much bacon you plan to enjoy.  Yes, this and all of Keystone events are family friendly and there is a ticket package for the kids! The kids ‘Piglet’ Package is for kids 12 and under and includes 3 tasting tickets for bacon cuisine, unlimited bacon strip samplings and 1 lemonade.  The one-day ‘Swamplin’ Swine’ Package is good for unlimited bacon strip samplings, 4 tasting tickets and 2 beers or non-alcoholic beverages.  If you are going all in, opt for the ‘Hungry Hog’ Pack which gives you  8 tasting tickets, unlimited bacon strips, and access to the Jim Beam Bourbon Tour.  All tickets are good for just one-day, so purchase two if you are looking to enjoy the whole weekend.  All of the ticket packages also include a commemorative event trucker hat!

 

Looking to be in the middle of it all?  We recommend Jack Pine Lodge, Silver Mill Condos, Buffalo Lodge or Black Bear condos to be closest to the festival.  If you want to be away from the village sounds, consider booking a condo outside of the main village for some peace and quiet after the festival ends!

Tomorrow is RACE DAY! You can still sign up for the Das Bier Burner 5K

If it slipped your mind to signup for Colorado’s most fun 5K – don’t worry!  You can still signup online for the Das Bier Burner 5k until 6pm this evening, Friday September 1 or in person tomorrow on race day in River Run Village from 8:15 am until 11:15 am.

 

The Das Bier Burner 5K is in its 4th year and is put on by your favorite property management and vacation rental company, SummitCove! Portions of the proceeds of this event go to support our long-time charity partner, the SOS Outreach.  The SOS Outreach provides opportunities for underprivileged youth to gain life experiences through adventure programs and mentoring.  You’ll see some of the SOS kids out on the course on race day cheering you on and acting as some of our course marshalls.

 

The race starts right in the heart of Keystone’s River Run Village, at the entrance, near the Montezuma parking lot.  You’ll find that the atmosphere is fun and relaxed and not too competitive!  We have kids and adults, young and old, from all athletic abilities come out to participate in the event.  Walking or running, some pushing a stroller, making their way to the finish line to ‘EARN’ their complimentary brat from New Moon Cafe and New Belgium beer that is provided after the race at Keystone Oktoberfest! Each runner also receives a commemorative event t-shirt and goody bag with their check-in packet.

 

Costumes are HIGHLY encouraged for this event and we have seen some great ones over the years.  Lederhosen and Dirndls are very popular, as well as anything with a beer theme!  We even had a recent bride and groom run in their wedding attire in a past race! The SummitCove Yetis will be on site cheering the runners on and pumping up the crowd! Prizes are awarded across multiple age brackets in the first through third finishers as well as prizes for best male and female costume!

A recently married bride & groom finishing the race in 2015!

 

If you are going to be in the mountains this weekend, head to Keystone tomorrow morning to participate in the Das Bier Burner 5K, starting at 12pm!  Sign up TODAY using code ‘LASTMINUTE’ to get 50% off your entry!  Check in early tonight at the SummitCove front desk from 3 – 9 pm.  Earn your Oktoberfest brats and beer this year, all while supporting a great cause… see you on the course!

There are still tickets for the Keystone Wine & Jazz festival today!

If fun and great weather are what you love, than the Keystone Wine & Jazz Festival today is a sure bet. It’s not too late to join in on the fun today. The Sunday schedule still has plenty of entertainment with four concerts, a wine tasting, wine seminar and lots of delicious festival food from local venders. My favorite food that I tried from yesterday was the crab stuffed ravioli smothered in cheese and I can’t wait to get over there and find out what my new favorite will be today.

We all sampled a myriad of red and white wines which flow in abundance as you walk through the festival and why wouldn’t it with over 300 varieties of wine available. Come on out to the festival today with your friends or family. Parking is free and located across from the venue, close and easy. Stop by the SummitCove tent for some shwag and a complimentary photo with the SummitCove Yeti.  This is a family friendly event and kids are welcome!

 

Location & Schedule for Sunday:

Located in River Run Village at 100 Dercum Square, Keystone, CO 80435

10:30-12:30 Prosecco & Pancakes

12:00-1:00 Concert Flatirons Jazz Orchestra

1:00 Concert Debbie Strafford

12:30-4:00 Concert Joel Rodney

1:00-5:00 River Run Village Grand Tasting

1:00-5:00 Festival Food Vendors

1:00-5:00 Kid Zone

1:30 Concert Phil Denny Band

2:00-3:00 Wine Seminar “Willy Wonka’s Wild Wine Ride”

3:00-5:00 Concert Vincent Ingala

SummitCove Lodging has some great last-minute deals on lodging  for the festival, with properties right in River Run Village, you won’t have to worry about driving home after the festivities.  Enjoy the beautiful summer weather in the mountains today! Remember, the festival is free to attend, but if you want to taste wine, you can purchase a ticket at the Will Call office near Silver Mill in River Run Village.  You can also purchase food and drinks a la carte without a grand tasting pass.

 

 

Check Out The Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour Festival, THIS Weekend in Keystone!

If you are looking for a fun way to spend the weekend, look no further! The Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour is back for its 5th year here in Keystone and with every year brings more popularity and additions to this unique summer festival.  Where else can you eat as much bacon as your heart desires in one of Colorado’s most beautiful settings!?

All weekend long, dance your butt off (or burn off all that bacon?) to free live music from Gypsy Moon, Rob Drabkin, Josh Blackburn , Arthur Lee Land, Hell’s Belles and Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience. Join in on bacon themed seminars to learn about the many ways to prepare and use bacon, you can even earn a ‘Bacon Diploma!’

Build Your Own Bacon Bloody Mary Bar at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour

Get ready to try plenty of traditional bacon with the unlimited strip sampling as well as some of the more not-so-traditional ‘taste’ dishes like bacon cupcakes or bacon sushi! One tasting ticket gets you one taste- one dish from one of the many vendors at the festival, including some of Keystone’s most popular restaurants. The Bacon Bloody Mary Bar is a blast and a great to wash down your meal or try a refreshing cucumber vodka to offset your meat intake with some crisp veggie flavor!

A family having fun in their Pig Nose Sunglasses, compliments of SummitCove Lodging!

There are multiple ticket options available, depending on how much bacon you want to eat, from the Piglet Package geared for kids all the way up to the Hungry Hog for those who aren’t messin’ around. The kids ‘Piglet’ package includes 3 tasting tickets, unlimited strip samples and a lemonade.  The mid-level ‘Samplin’ Swine’ package offers 2 beers or non-alcoholic beverages, unlimited strip samplings and 4 tasting tickets, while the ‘Hungry Hog’ top-tier package offers unlimited strip samplings, 2 beers or non-alcoholic beverages, 8 tasting tickets, PLUS participation in the festival’s Whiskey Tour (must be 21yrs of age to participate in the whiskey tour!). Purchase tickets online, or save even more and book your tickets and lodging together with our Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival Packages.  Every lodging package reservation comes with a free pair of our famous pig-nose sunglasses!

Join us this weekend, Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 from 1pm – 6pm daily in Keystone’s one and only River Run Village at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival!

Written By: Alyssa Hubbard

What do the Colorado Mountains and Bacon Have in Common?


You can enjoy both at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour Festival this weekend at Keystone Resort in Summit County, Colorado!  This fun festival serves up thousands of pounds of bacon, prepared hundreds of different ways!  Enjoy the live music with a cold beverage as you take in the scenic views at Keystone’s River Run Village. Sample as much bacon as your heart desires!

New this year is the festival’s Whiskey Tour! With the purchase of the ‘Hungry Hog’ ticket package you get to experience a variety of Whiskeys that are sure to compliment any bacon dish you try. Ticket packages have also been revamped to include more ‘tastes’ from food vendors, 1 ticket = 1 taste, plus the unlimited bacon strip samplings!

Along with bacon cuisine you’ll enjoy free live music from the Big Onions, The Woodies, Hell’s Belles, The Great Unknowns and Terrance Simien & The Zydeco!

Get away for the weekend and enjoy the cool mountain temperatures and beautiful scenery.  Keystone Resort is only and hour and 15 minute drive from Denver! 

Some of the Bacon combinations you will be able to try this weekend include:
-Bacon S’mores
-Bacon Elk Sliders
-Bacon Mac N’ Cheese
-Bacon Sugar Cookie Sandwiches
-Bacon Bloody Mary’s

Check out Highlights from the 2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour Here!

Save money when you book Festival Tickets with a condo! Check out our lodging and ticket packages here. 

2013 Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour in Keystone is back, THIS WEEKEND!

It’s back in less than a week!  The festival that makes all other festivals jealous is coming back to Keystone again this weekend on June 22nd and 23rd. Not because it’s the world’s biggest, but rather because it is a celebration of that one food that just about everyone seems to love. We are of course speaking about the only food that falls into almost every category of food: breakfast, lunch, dinner, meat, side dish, main course, appetizer, condiment and to some perhaps even “vegetable,” yep, we’re talking about Bacon.

River Run Village at Keystone Resort plays host once again to the festival devoted to what some consider the world’s most versatile food. The food that once was just for breakfast can now be seen in a huge variety of dishes. It can be used as a topping on a cheeseburger and a topping on a pizza, a wrapping for a filet mignon or the wrapping of a Jalapeno pepper. It can be infused with Vodka and added to a bloody Mary, or even be added to a Latte to make coffee that much better. It can be prepared in a frying pan, or breaded and deep fried or doused in chocolate and served over ice cream.  You will love the chance to try all of these amazing dishes, prepared by the best chefs around!

Keystone Resort provides the perfect backdrop for the 3rd annual installment of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour, where some of the best purveyors of Bacon in the U.S. will be on-hand offering samples of their best stuff. In addition, there will be plenty of vendors offering almost any bacon combination you can think of. If the stimulation of your olfactory and gustatory systems wasn’t enough, be sure to pop in to Warren Station for one of the Bacon University Seminars. Learn about the various types of bacon, methods of curing, and virtually anything you could ever hope to know about bacon.. and more!

For two days, Keystone’s River Run Village will be ALL ABOUT BACON! The tastings will be accompanied by cold beverages and free live music from Hamilton Loomis, The Steeldrivers, and Hell’s Belles.

SummitCove Lodging in Keystone has Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival lodging and ticket packages starting at just $199 for two people!  Come and indulge yourself on one of our favorite foods! After all is said and done, you may be feeling guilty about all that bacon intake, but not to worry! There are plenty of activities from hiking to biking to kayaking and canoeing here in Keystone to help you justify your bacon intake for the day, or weekend.  Don’t miss one of the most unique festivals in Colorado, happening this weekend in Keystone!

 

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour at Keystone- A Festival Dedicated to Bacon!

That’s right, a Keystone summer festival dedicated entirely to the salty candy of meats- BACON!  On June 22 & 23,  the smell of delicious sizzling bacon will take over Keystone’s River Run Village!

Vendors from across the country will be serving up pounds and pounds of bacon!  Whether it be traditional style bacon, chocolate dipped bacon, bacon sundaes, or bacon Bloody Marys, you know it will be good! Be prepared for some great surprises with some of the more unconventional dishes!  Don’t miss the signature event, where vendors pair up with Keystone chefs to create unique bacon dishes and are judged in both ‘savory’ and ‘sweet’ categories. Festival visitors can also enjoy live music and beer all weekend while taking in the sights and sounds of the festival.  There will be bacon-themed lectures and cooking demonstrations held at Warren Station over the course of the weekend, to help people learn about all the different ways of cooking with bacon and new techniques to help you whip up your own unique bacon dishes at home.  Kids can have fun playing bacon-themed games and doing free crafts and activities, not to mention meeting the giant pig mascot.

This fun event is the first of three major summer festivals in Keystone, followed by the Wine & Jazz Festival on July 13 and 14th and the popular Bluegrass and Beer Festival taking place the first weekend in August. 

SummitCove Lodging is offering weekend festival packages that include your festival tickets and lodging in River Run Village.  See Bacon Festival Packages Here.

Chocolate covered bacon at Keystone’s Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

 

Wine Seminars this Weekend at River Run Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival

Wine Seminars at River Run at Keystone: Tasty and Educational! The Wine and Jazz Festival at Keystone Resort this weekend features a multitude of seminars on a variety of topics.  Check out the descriptions below to see if there are any you might be interested in attending, they all sound great! All seminars are $20 to attend and take place at Warren Station in River Run in Keystone.

Saturday Seminars

Topic: 75 BELOW IN JULY
Saturday, July 14 // 12pm
Frank C. Seidl, Advanced Sommelier, CMS
General Sales Manager, Trinity Fine Wines

An enjoyable and informative foray into the wide world of “Meritage” wines. What is a Meritage wine? How did they get this strange name? Where do they come from? Why are they expensive? What do they taste like? How are they related to the great wines of Bordeaux? All will be revealed – and tasted – during this entertaining session.

Topic: COME OUT OF THE DARK AND SEE YOUR WAY TO OUR BLIND TASTING SEMINAR
Saturday, July 14 // 3pm
Scott Thomas, Wine Specialist
Republic National Dist Company

Join us in learning more about the fine art of blind tasting wine. This interactive seminar will explore key components of common varietals and learn how to deduce the difference between old world and new world wines taking in account the varietal characteristics. Hosts will guide you through the steps and philosophy behind blind tasting and allow the opportunity to practice for yourself. This is a great seminar to increase your wine knowledge and improve your sensory skills.

Sunday Seminars

Topic: BUBBLES EVERYDAY ON ANY BUDGET
Sunday, July 15 // 11am
Diane Kressley, General Sales Manager – Grand Vin

Bubbles shall no longer be limited to just those special celebrations, holidays, or weekend brunches…You can find the perfect bottle of “bubbly” to suit every occasion and every budget, big and small! Once considered to be reserved solely for the rich and royal, we will uncover the mystery of Champagne and Sparkling Wines to tempt and tantalize even the most amateur of taste buds.
Discover how wine making techniques, grape varietals, and the region where the grapes are grown affects the price of every special bottle. Whether your bubbles preference is sweet or dry, foreign or domestic, you will learn how to find some of the best values on the market, as well as learn what to look for when splurging for that special occasion.

Topic: JELLY BELLY WINE BAR EXPERIENCE
Sunday, July 15 // 2pm
Ashley Rowe, Luxury Wine Specialist, Constellation Wines, U.S.

Belly up to the wine bar with Jelly Belly jelly beans.
Demystify your palette with the tasty sensations of six different wines paired with dozens of jelly beans. Looking for what flavors you find in Zinfandel? How about a couple of raspberry jellybeans, a black cherry, and mocha? Perhaps you’re looking for the flavors that best compliment a Chardonnay? Maybe add a pear, a pineapple, some green apple.

There’s Still Time to Book for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival and Enter to Win 2 Free Tickets!

It’s Baaacoooon!  Yes, it’s that time of year again, and Keystone Resort is gearing up for the 2nd annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival.  This extremely popular event is set for June 23 and 24th in River Run Village at Keystone Resort!  This is a great even for all meat lovers, bacon enthusiasts and folks who are looking to kick their summer off with some mountain entertainment!  Book with SummitCove for 2 or more nights, and you will receive 25% off lodging plus you are automatically entered to win 2 tickets to the Bacon Festival!  Be sure to use the promo code ‘2012Bacon!’

There will be literally thousands of pounds of bacon, and live music from Better than Bacon, the Universally Famous, Rocket Surgeons, Hell’s Belles, and Moreland & Arbuckle.

Ticket prices are as follows for attendees of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival:

1-Day Saturday Only Bacon Package: $30

  • Includes 1 event koozie, 1 event hat, 5 Bacon Bucks for Vendor Tents and unlimited bacon tasting at the Purveyor Tents

1-Day Sunday Only Bacon Package: $30

  • Includes 1 event koozie, 1 event hat, 5 Bacon Bucks for Vendor Tents and unlimited bacon tasting at the Purveyor Tents

Weekend Bacon Package (Saturday and Sunday): $50

  • Includes 1 event koozie, 1event hat, 8 Bacon Bucks for Vendor Tents and unlimited bacon tasting at Purveyor Tents

Bacon Elegance Dinner :$60

  • Kick start a weekend filled with bacon by joining us at Wolf Rock for a fun dinner centered around our favorite pork product! Enjoy 3-4 bacon themed food stations along with a free drink from the Pearl vodka bar or a glass of wine or beer.

 

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