The buzz is in the air, as wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding regions are in a flurry of activity as they prepare for the annual Vintner’s Festival. The festival was developed to give small wineries without tasting rooms the opportunity to share their wares with the public at local restaurants and shops. The word spread and now more than 50 wineries including many of the small wineries popping up in the hard to find crevasses of this large mountain appellation will be in attendance. Now in its 17th year, this event lives up to its billing as a “A Taste of the Mountains”.