Sunday Oct 12 2008
Placer Farm & Barn Tour
By: Photos by Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
Barrels of wine.
Barrels of wine.
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
While their parents sample the wine, 18-month-old twins Liam and Wil Morin play in their wagon with their grandmother nearby.
While their parents sample the wine, 18-month-old twins Liam and Wil Morin play in their wagon with their grandmother nearby.
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
During a lull in visitors, Vina Castellano Vineyard and Winery volunteers Teena Wilkins, Yarda Hansen, Sue Thompson and Jaya Perryman enjoy a sample glass of wine.
During a lull in visitors, Vina Castellano Vineyard and Winery volunteers Teena Wilkins, Yarda Hansen, Sue Thompson and Jaya Perryman enjoy a sample glass of wine.
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
Visitors to the winery enjoyed sample glasses lakeside.
Visitors to the winery enjoyed sample glasses lakeside.
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
Natalie Bourn shows off her bucket of hand-picked strawberries.
Natalie Bourn shows off her bucket of hand-picked strawberries.
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At High Hand Historic Fruit Shed in Loomis, Rocklin resident Jennifer Bourn and her children Natalie, 5, and Carter, 2, pick strawberries during Sunday's Placer Farm and Barn Tour.
At High Hand Historic Fruit Shed in Loomis, Rocklin resident Jennifer Bourn and her children Natalie, 5, and Carter, 2, pick strawberries during Sunday's Placer Farm and Barn Tour.
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With their grandma Sally Bridges in tow, 5-year-old Aislinn Ormande and her 7-year-old brother Tristan watch the koi fish at High Hand.
With their grandma Sally Bridges in tow, 5-year-old Aislinn Ormande and her 7-year-old brother Tristan watch the koi fish at High Hand.
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Roseville resident Lauren Batz, 13, wanders through the nursery at High Hands, taking photographs of the flowers and statues throughout.
Roseville resident Lauren Batz, 13, wanders through the nursery at High Hands, taking photographs of the flowers and statues throughout.
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Sigrid Batz waves at the koi, who seem ready to eat every time anyone walks by, as her 8-year-old daughter, Amanda, watches. "This place is just absolutely gorgeous," said Batz.
Sigrid Batz waves at the koi, who seem ready to eat every time anyone walks by, as her 8-year-old daughter, Amanda, watches. "This place is just absolutely gorgeous," said Batz.
Ashley Baer/Auburn Journal
Grapes on the vine at the Vina Castellano Vineyard and Winery in Auburn.
Grapes on the vine at the Vina Castellano Vineyard and Winery in Auburn.