Top 100 wines of Summit County

Discover the top 100 best wines of Summit County of Summit County as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Summit County and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Summit County

The wine region of Summit County is located in the region of Colorado of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the The Winery at Wolf Creek produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Summit County are Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Summit County, producing 1 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Summit County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

News from the vineyard of Summit County

Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

Approved by the INV viticultural institute on 1 July, Balcarce is the fourth GI to be named in the province of Buenos Aires. The province was largely abandoned as a winemaking region in the 1930s following a law permitting wine to be made only in the Andean Cuyo region, but is is slowly making a name for itself once again with cool climate vintages. Encompassing coast, prairie and the Tandilia mountains, Balcarce is located 37 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and has until recently been known for p ...

A new level of identity for Canary Island wines

“Origen 1989” by Bodega el Lomo is a wine made from the certified parcel of, “Los Laureles”, a 12ha vineyard at 600m of altitude that holds centenary bush vines. It’s the first wine certified under this new system, having just arrived to market this month with others to come in the near future. While the DO Islas Canarias covers the entire territory of these eight Spanish islands off the western coast of Africa, there are 10 other DOs that govern the wines of certai ...

Carruades de Lafite 2021 release ‘looks attractive’

Carruades de Lafite 2021 was released today (12 May) at €160 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, which analyst group Wine Lister said was around 6% below the 2020-vintage release price. It marks an early release for the second wine of Lafite Rothschild in this year’s fledgling Bordeaux en primeur campaign. Château Duhart-Milon, the fourth growth Pauillac estate owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite), was also released. Farr Vintners was offering a 12-bottle case for £672 in bond. Wine Lis ...

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