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10 Foods, 100 Discoveries: Food 10 – Colorado Wine
Is it true? You are what you eat? Growing up, my dad was always a plain meat and potatoes kind of guy. Thus, my taste buds have never strayed far… until now. In 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries, ten of the discoveries are different types of food. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 foods here and the entire project here. Enjoy the flavors, I sure am!
To some, wine might not be a food. But, I’m perfectly comfortable counting alcohol as a whole food group in itself 
As I drove my car out of Las Vegas on a Friday afternoon, my goal was to make it to Colorado by nightfall. Just over the border of Utah, I decided to stop in what I thought would be a small and sleepy town. Pulling into a La Quinta, I was confident that a room would be available even though I hadn’t called ahead nor made a reservation. To my shock, the hotel was full. In fact, every hotel in the town was full. Thanks to the friendly Front Desk Manager, I learned that one of their largest events, The Colorado Mountain Winefest was going on. The event was comprised of 56 local wineries (who knew I had stopped in the middle of Colorado wine country?!), artists and a few artisan food vendors.
I’d like to pretend that I knew about the event and had totally planned this perfectly, but nope. It was a purely random and fabulous coincidence. I think I was meant to stop there simply to be able to take part in this fabulous event Finally, I found an Inn that had a handful of smoking rooms left. The smoke permeated the room, but unfortunately, it was my only option for a place to stay for at least 100 miles.
The next day, the rain cleared just long enough to be able to enjoy a few hours at the event. For $50, I got a souvenir wine glass and started walking around and tasting. What a festival! There was even a stilt walker who was dressed as beautiful grape leaves. At the end of the event, I took with me three items – vanilla salted carmel handmade fudge, soft cheese with black truffle oil and mushrooms and two bottles of apricot and peach white wines. All three tastes were to die for. They were also all very rich and meant to be savored and eaten in small amounts.
The times when you slow down to take in the unplanned experiences and flavors around you truly are the best times.
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