Wow! I never thought of the wine industry as life and death!!

I came across this article earlier and was blown away(sorry couldn't help myself)! Whoever this grower is definitely had a whole bag of chips on his shoulder. This guy was planning on blowing up Gapstead winery in Australia because they were decreasing prices paid to growers. This happened back in 2002, but I guess they delayed trial because the wannabe terrorist's mother has been missing since 2002. This sounds like a horrible story and all my best wishes go out to Steven Bergamin's mother. Here's the link if you want to see the story yourself. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/08/2358804.htm?section=australia

Santa Cruz Mountain Wineries Passport Tour

For those who don't know, the Santa Cruz Mountain Winery Association is still having their annual passport weekend going on until November. They have the event on the third Saturday of every month. It's only thirty dollars and they give you a passport that gets an individual stamp from each winery. There's a lot of good ones to go to, but you pretty much want to pick a part of the county to stick to and check out the area otherwise you'll be spending your entire day driving. I'd like to go, but prior obligations in Half Moon Bay are a bit more appealing so I think I'm going to pass this month. I'll have some info on the gathering up in Half Moon Bay when I get back.
For more information on the Santa Cruz Wine Passport Weekend click the link below:


Santa Cruz Mountain Wineries Association