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Call it a hobby gone right. Jerry and Judy Ross, a husband/wife team that owns Ross Vineyards and Winery near in Morgan Hill, planted their first vineyard in 1999 simply because they like wine. Their tasting room opened in May, making them the 22nd and newest members of South County’s ever-burgeoning cluster of vintners.

Morgan Hill resident Walter K. Palmer has donated $30,000 to Barbara Mount, president of the JW House Board of Directors. The house, which has not been built, would offer shelter to many cancer patients in the county.

South County wineries continue to eke out a stellar reputation for themselves alongside industry bigwigs from Napa, Paso Robles, Sonoma and beyond, leaving 57 judges with a positive impression on their palate during the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition last week.