{"id":525,"date":"2017-07-21T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2017-08-09T14:14:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:14:56","slug":"and-the-2017-winners-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/and-the-2017-winners-are\/","title":{"rendered":"And the 2017 Winners are&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the winners of Thursday night\u2019s Annual Quest for Pairing Excellence and thank you to everyone who participated!\u00a0 Let\u2019s not delay\u2026 here are the winners who make your cooking look like it needs improvement, or is that just me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges Best Pairing \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.danterobere.com\/\">Dante Robere Vineyards<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/sabiopleasanton.com\/\">Sabio on Main<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Winners-Dante-Robere.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Winners-Dante-Robere.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>This team paired their\u00a02014 Element 116 Bordeaux blend with a duck confit taco in a duck fat tortilla with a plum and mint pico de gallo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Classic Pairing \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamcellars.com\/\">Nottingham Cellars<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/saucedbbqandspirits.com\/sauced-home-livermore.html\">Sauced BBQ &amp; 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