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“Launching a Career in the Wine Business”

Filed under Career Exploration
Posted by Libraries, August 21, 2007
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Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, The Wall Street Journal Online on CareerJournal.com, 8/7/07.
http://www.collegejournal.com/jobhunting/searchstrategies/20070807-gaiter.html?refresh=on

Very often, the wine industry is portrayed in the movies and on television as a glamorous business characterized by leisurely, idyllic harvesting of grapes on bright fall days followed shortly by wine tastings and toasting of each other at well-appointed tables in the owner’s luxurious onsite mansion. (Think of the TV soap opera “Falcon Crest” from the 1980s, minus the requisite betrayals and nail-biting cliffhangers.)

In reality, working in the wine industry involves a lot of hard, sometimes disagreeable work and can be anything but glamorous, say the authors of this article in response to a college graduate’s inquiry regarding winery internships at a winery. However, the same can be said for many career choices that ultimately offer much satisfaction for the right person. Beyond their advice to get career information from actual wine industry personnel, the authors suggest specific websites posting winery jobs and internships across the country and a website listing colleges and universities that offer degree programs in viniculture. Above all, carefully researching the requirements of jobs at different kinds of wineries is stressed. Also read the article for the title of a recommended nonfiction work detailing the nitty-gritty of the wine industry.

Even if you’re not considering the wine industry as a potential life-long career, a summer internship in the field would certainly look interesting on a resumé and perhaps inspire you to become a wine connoisseur, with expertise that could be a real asset in other fields like the restaurant/hospitality industry.

—Peter Simm