THEY COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR WORST WEATHER FOR THIS YEAR'S ALBUQUERQUE WINE FESTIVAL OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AND THE COLD, RAINY CONDITIONS MADE A DENT IN ATTENDANCE NUMBERS AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. BUT ORGANIZER AMANDA COLLIER TELLS US THEY WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED. SHE SAYS ABOUT 9-THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL OVER ITS THREE DAY RUN … DOWN, BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THE BAD WEATHER.
SHE ALSO SAYS THEY SAW RECORD NUMBERS OF MONDAY. … COLLIER SAYS THE LINES WERE CONSTANT ON MONDAY AND VENDORS WERE PLEASED WITH THEIR SALES. SHE SAYS THE WORST OF THE WEATHER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WAS THE COLD WIND MORE THAN THE RAIN.
