Denner Vineyards was founded in 1999 by Ron Denner, a Denver businessman with a taste for wine and the entrepreneurial chops to start his own winery, a venture his website cheerfully refers to “chasing his last rainbow.” Denner Vineyards is a 156-acre estate near the base of the Santa Lucia Range. Some 108 acres are under vine, and Denner uses about half of its estate fruit. The rest is sold to prestigious Paso Robles producers including Villa Creek Cellars, Linne Caldo and Justin Vineyards. Anthony Yount has been Denner’s winemaker since 2009, and the estate produces Bordeaux blends, Syrah, Zinfandel, Rhone Blends and Carignan, as well as a couple of Rhone style white wines. Denner wines win ratings in the mid-90s and critical praise. Vinous noted that “Anthony Yount is without question one of the most thoughtful and introspective winemakers in Paso Robles. Yount is among those trying to add dimensions of finesse to his wines, and he is succeeding big time…I can’t recommend these wines highly enough.”