A bit more about A bit of weird

As it turns out, there is a story that (sort of ) explains the tiptoe-on-the-wine-bottles picture in my last post.
Once upon some time, several buyers visited a German winery in Zell(Mosel) to choose the best barrel available. The owner's black cat jumped onto a particular barrel and growled and batted at anyone who came near it. The men decided that barrel must be the best and lo, it sold "like hotcakes." (The wine is a light Reisling--think Blue Nun.)
The story (and subsequent grape harvests) are celebrated with a wine festival on the last weekend in June and the black cat makes many appearances, especially on wine labels, and apparently it can balance in human form on empty wine bottles.