Frances Fanatical Wine Terrorists (CRAV) at it again.

By Jono • March 9, 2009

Not content with past bombings and terrorist activities aimed and bringing awareness to the powers that be in the global wine industry of the consequences of globalisation, French group CRAV this week set off two bombs at La Domaine de la Baume, the Languedoc estate owned by Grand Chais de France. Damage was done to the wine shop and offices in the region of Servian, near Bezier.

With climate change, the economic crisis, and a slowdown in demand for French wine around the world, it would seem that this sort of activity will unfortunately only increase in the mid term. Opening valves and dumping wine is one thing, but setting off bombs is crazy, and surely these guys are now in the cross hairs of authorities.

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Jono has been involved in the wine industry since he was quite young. His parents had a small vineyard and winery in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, and spent plenty of school holidays working in the vineyard and winery. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology) from the University of Adelaide (formely the Roseworthy Agricultural College). He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from Monash University. His wine industry experience include working as a winemaker for Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills under the legendary Brian Croser. He was then sent to Smithbrook in the Pemberton region of Western Australia, then owned by Petaluma. He spent 6 years at Smithbrook managing the vineyard and winery, and during that time also completed a vintage at Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. The two years leading into 2008, he traveled the world with his partner sampling the worlds best wines, and also fulfilling his other passion of equestrian competition.

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