Article: Come to the L.A. County Fair for fun, wine education

Greetings wine enthusiasts!

When I was young, unlike many of my schoolmates and friends, I looked forward to the end of summer. This is the time of year for harvest of the vineyard and the Los Angeles County Fair opened.

My "to do" list included visiting the different county agriculture displays full of colorful fruits, produce and more. Of course the fair's annual wine competition exhibition of shiny bottles and ribbons with gold, silver and bronze medals always caught my eye well before I was old enough to sample. Alta Dena ice cream booth in building 4, FairView Farms and The Big Red barn are still among my favorites.

Today I bring you the "real juice" from the 2009 fair at Fairplex - ...

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