Saturday, October 8, 2011

Toasting to the Trail

The Sierra Oro Farm Trail kicked off this weekend, and what a weekend it was. After such a thunderous storm that swept through the are a couple days earlier, today couldn't be better for people to go out and tour local wineries and farms. After traveling to Europe, I had a different perspective on the event. I realized that what event provides is really a unique opportunity for people to explore the great offerings that come from our local area. There was really a lot to see and visit for just two days. With 11 wineries and 17 farms to visit, maybe the event should loose the "trail" and become an expedition.

Teresa Barry (left) and Tracy Gassiot (right) toast to a wine sample as Maria LaRocca (back) continues to serves samples of wine at tasting for people that took a self-guided tour of LaRocca Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Forest Ranch, Calif. 
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Phaedra LaRocca Morill (right) shows Theresa Barry (center) and Tracy Gassiot (left) part of the process of making the wines as people a self-guided tour of LaRocca Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Forest Ranch, Calif. 
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A view of LaRocca Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend which featured 11 wineries, 17 farms in the area Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Forest Ranch, Calif. 
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Grapes soak up the sun at LaRocca Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend which featured 11 wineries, 17 farms in the area Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Forest Ranch, Calif. 
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Norm Rosene (left) points out a demonstration of what fermenting white wine looks like and what yeast looks like under a microscope for people on a tour of Odyssey Winery and Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Cohasset, Calif. 
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Glenn Loo pours samples of wine for people that take a self-guided tour of Odyssey Winery and Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend which featured 11 wineries, 17 farms in the area Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Cohasset, Calif. 
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Janice Rosene (right) pours samples of wine for Kelly Billinger, visiting from South Carolina as she was visiting a friend and took a self-guided tour of Odyssey Winery and Vineyards on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Cohasset, Calif. 
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