{"id":2175,"date":"2012-08-15T06:36:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T13:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/captionid=attachment_2176align=alignrightwidth=184"},"modified":"2012-08-15T06:36:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T13:36:21","slug":"the-winemaker-cook-off-2012-was-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2012\/08\/15\/the-winemaker-cook-off-2012-was-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winemakers Cookoff; 2012 Was a Hit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Saturday was the 14th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Winemakers Cookoff<\/a> here in Paso Robles which is put on by the local Rotary and held at River Oaks Hot Springs<\/a>. It was our fourth year attending the event and it\u2019s always a great time. This is one of those events that seems to be mostly local folks that come out to support Rotary and enjoy the friendly food competition between the roughly 26 wineries that come out.<\/p>\n

What’s Makes the Winemakers Cookoff So Great???<\/h3>\n
For me, the best thing about the event is that backyard BBQ feel\u2026it is unlike any other event in town. As you meander around you will often come across \u201cbribes\u201d from the wineries like margaritas, a special food, or a rare wine they\u2019ll give you a taste of\u2026all in hopes to get your voting tickets for the People\u2019s Choice award for their Cookoff food. I\u2019m not sure which award is more sought after, the People\u2019s Choice or Judges Choice, but the shenanigans are hilarious!<\/div>\n
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Many of the wineries come with a theme and dress up for it, both themselves and their tent, so it can be quite entertaining. I\u2019m always horrible at this event with the whole \u201cremembering to take more photos\u201d because I get too wrapped up in the craziness of the moment. It\u2019s just so cool to be able to cruise around and see all your friends while gorging on food and getting a good wine buzz going\u2026thanks to Annie for the \u201cpregnant DD action\u201d, always appreciated!!<\/div>\n
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The food really was amazing this year, kudos to all the participating wineries for the creative eats and summer fun. You really have to admire the folks doing the grilling too, because it\u2019s already a warm day (100+ degrees) in Paso, so to throw grill duty on top of that\u2026whoa!! At the end of the day it\u2019s all for a great cause, so well done Paso!!<\/div>\n
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The only crazy moment was toward the end when an older drunk gentleman was stumbling through the crowd and started backing up toward a wine barrel that Annie was using to lean her baby belly weight on\u2026luckily, due to my ninja like reflexes, the guy didn\u2019t take down the barrel or Annie. It\u2019s one of those situations that could have been quite ugly but just ended up being humorous. It makes think though, that young people always get blamed for getting drunk at events but to be honest, I have seen more \u201colder folks\u201d wasted than young ones at most Paso Robles events. We should do a research project.<\/div>\n
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I also want to add that there is live music at this event and the venue is absolutely beautiful. If you\u2019ve never been out to River Oaks Hot Springs you\u2019re missing out, it\u2019s a beautiful spot complete with a manmade lake and rolling hills! Thanks again to all the participants and a big thanks to Paso Robles Rotary!! Cheers!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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