{"id":757,"date":"2011-03-17T04:17:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T12:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2011\/03\/17\/wine-affair-remember\/"},"modified":"2011-03-17T04:17:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T12:17:45","slug":"wine-affair-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2011\/03\/17\/wine-affair-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wine Affair to Remember!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What might the trifecta of a wine event be? Glad you asked: wine, food, and sustainability!! This is what Earth Day Food & Wine Festival<\/a> is all about and it\u2019s held right here in San Luis Obispo County, more precisely, this year it will be held at Pomar Junction<\/a> Winery in Templeton. Last year it was at Santa Margarita Ranch in, you guessed it, Santa Margarita\u2026and that was our first time attending.<\/p>\n

This event became one of our top three wine events, a \u201cmust attend\u201d. The Central Coast Vineyard Team<\/a> is the machine behind the event, and Kris O\u2019 Connor, Executive Director, is the machine behind the machine. She\u2019s not only brilliant, but she\u2019s a hoot too (we know, there\u2019s only room for one Hoot in Paso Robles, and that\u2019s \u201cHoot\u201d n Annie), honorary title of course!!<\/p>\n

Kris has a wonderful group of people that work with her to coordinate this event but folks, the Central Coast Vineyard Team is so much more than this one annual event. Their Mission Statement sums up where their passion is: “The Central Coast Vineyard Team will identify and promote the most environmentally safe, viticulturally and economically sustainable farming methods, while maintaining or improving quality and flavor of wine grapes. The Team will be a model for wine grape growers and will promote the public trust of stewardship for natural resources.”<\/p>\n

At last year\u2019s event you could see the passion IN the event\u2026the set-up, the cleanliness, and each and every detail; truly amazing. We not only expect the same from them this year, but we know they will pull it off. We will stop here, it\u2019s always easy to get carried away when you\u2019ve been punched in the face (in a good way) by a person, a thing, an event, or whatever\u2026but we strongly urge you to check out their websites (both Earth Day Food & Wine and the Central Coast Vineyard Team) and support them by signing up on an email list or even better; come to the Earth Day event and let us know so we can see you there!!!<\/p>\n

Cheers and Happy Thursday!!<\/p>\n

(Note the big, cool banner for Earth Day Food and Wine over there on the right…that’s our way of showing you how much we support this event!!!)<\/p>\n

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