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It was about time for the Estes Park Wine Festival , which got off to a modest start this past weekend. The participants were positively pampered, with unlimited access to the presiding chef, Marc Grandmaison of the hosting Stanley Hotel , and lots of personal time with relaxed wine merchants who were able to drop the stiff stuffiness and enjoy the goings-on along with everyone else. When Grandmaison moved to Colorado last September from Rhode Island, where the 34-year restaurant veteran owned the Seaport Tavern on the water in Wickford, he realized that the Estes Park area had as much to offer as towns that put on big wine tastings. We have excellent restaurants and residents who love food and wine. I wanted to bring new blood to the area, bring some different businesses, and knowing how well wine tastings do back East, I thought this might fly here.