The Placer Farm & Barn Tour takes place Sunday, October 10, 2010 from 10 AM to 4 PM. It will feature three wine tasting venues as well as an array of other farms and ranches. Villa Fiorente hosts four wineries in in one beautiful location: Fortezza Winery, Popie Wines, Cristaldi Vineyards, and Ciotti Cellars. Villa vintners will be pouring their wines (tasting is $5) and be available to talk about their wines. Other activities include a barrel making demonstration, children’s activities outside the winery, and for the adventurous, a grape stomp!

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Visit Hidden Gems on the Placer Farm & Barn Tour

On Sunday, October 10^th, take advantage of the opportunity to visit Placer County farms that are rarely open to the public. Featured on the Placer Farm & Barn Tour is Twin Brooks Farm in Loomis, an historic family farm started in 1892.  It is the home of Newcastle Produce proprietors Janice and Francis Thompson. They produce the dazzling array of vegetables sold in the Newcastle Produce store and Foothill Farmers’ Markets, as well as Placer County’s signature fruit, Mountain Mandarins. They will offer tours, pick-your-own squash, craft and blacksmithing demonstrations, as well as farm equipment and historical displays. Twin Brooks has an historic barn and cabin in a lovely rural setting, providing plenty of inspiration for photographers and artists. Lunch, snacks, jams and other Newcastle produce products will be available for sale.
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Good Day Sacramento reported on the Farm & Barn tour live, at Twin Brooks Farm.  View a viedo of the broadcast...