The annual Sonoma County Harvest Fair opened Friday at the county fairgrounds in Santa Rosa with a special morning designed to connect 1,000 local schoolchildren with the region's agricultural heritage.
The fair continues today and Sunday, with chef demonstrations, music, arts and crafts shows and the Tasting Pavilion, where fairgoers can taste wines from more than 150 local wineries.
The Harvest Fair is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youths and free for children 6 and under. Wine and beer tasting is additional.
2012 Harvest Fair Wine Judging
Gerry Ritchie tastes a flight of reds during judging for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Deborah Parker-Wong tastes a flight of reds during judging for the Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Deborah Parker-Wong tastes a flight of reds during judging for the Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Harvest Fair judge Gio Balistreri tastes wine behind the black curtains in the Showcase Cafe at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
White wine awaits the judges decision at this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Tony Ross prepares the scoring board while Pete Edwards prepares the wine flight for judges of wine at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Judging for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Ben Pearson tastes a flight of reds during judging for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Pouring wine for the judges for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
(l to r) Marguerite Thomas, Ken Landis and David Glancy taste a flight of reds during judging for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
Pete Edwards carefully organizes the placement of each wine for the judges for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair awards on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. JOHN BURGESS/ PD
For a schedule of events, visit www.harvestfair.org.
