I hosted a tour on Saturday July 11th. Everything went extremely well for me and my 40 tour attendees. We had a sunny and warm day. Got to taste a lot of excellent wines.

I noticed at each stop, an increased amount of limo tours arriving and departing from wineries. Most were well mannered.

But when we were heading home, we stopped at Briermere Farms, a local farmstand and pie shop. The lot was crowded. A white Hummer stretch limo with Yellow New Jersey plates pulled in. Before the Hummer could stop two men jumped out while it was moving each with plastic cups full of red wine. As soon as the Hummer stopped, two young ladies, practically fell out of the vehicle, each with plastic cup full of wine. These folks were extremly drunk.

I went over and tapped on the window to speak with the driver. I told him that I thought that his guests should walk out of the vehicle with wine. He gave me a blank look. Some man inside the limo told him to shut the window.

This is a perfect example of why wineries are not happy with limo groups. These folks were only interested in getting smashed. It is an accident waiting to happen.

Check out a recent article on this subject:  New York Times Article-Tastings gone wild