Exactly my point. My boss has a partnership with another of the US's big conglomerates. I've worked with 300+ wineries in the NW, have friends that work with wineries all over the globe. The work and typical winery Further would be associated with would be fairly typical for the NW, but so different from the names we're familiar with.
Yep. Gave up my career as a male prostitute when I realized I was holding the other male prostitutes back, being so gorgeous and all. Became a government employee and union member so that I could live off of other people's taxes. Now I drive a Cadillac and use my food stamps to buy escargot and wine coolers. barfo
Modesto! Got stuck in Modesto when the Grey Hound bus broke down about a mile out of town. Had to walk to Modesto and wait at the Bus station there until another came. It came the next day. There was no Gallo wine there. Damn! What a place, Denny's right, tumbleweed do roll through town. When that Merle Haggard song "Oh Lord Stuck in Lodi Again" was released, I could relate. Lodi, Modesto, same same.
You thought that this would be just the right time to introduce a 44-year-old article about Nixon's State of the Union speech. He included a paragraph about cancer funding. Well sure. It fits right in. For once it didn't change the thread's momentum, because this time everyone ignored you. Cancer has been around forever, like climate change. Scientists are motivated by money. Some research is a lie. You can't fight nature. Que sera, sera. Survival of the fittest. Oh wait, rich conservatives get cancer! Uh, reverse the previous paragraph.
More like Nixon started government funding massive amounts for cancer research. It's 40 years later and still no cure found. Though the survivor rate for some forms is 90% or better if caught early. I thought the information might be of interest to Further, who started this thread. Him being a cancer researcher and all.
That sounds really cool - seems like you're getting into a solid program and you'll get to work with a lot of varietals. Walla Walla is a cool area, and some great wineries are out there (áMaurice is a solid winery; I'm acquaintances with the owner of Figgins Family Wines, another great producer out there). Very different climate than the Valley here. Much warmer varietals out that way. We've looked here in the valley, as far south as Elkton. We're open, but being in the valley towards Newberg/Dundee/Carlton is definitely preferred. Depending on the property, Pinot Noir would be the big consideration, but I'd like to do a small block of Riesling, and perhaps some Gewurz.
Just to toss in my two cents, Further, you could apply the education already at hand and take a position at a large producer like Gallo. This would give you a chance to see if it would be something you would really enjoy. My niece completed an internship as a chemical engineer at Gallo, had great things to say about the company. The notoriety of having been at Gallo brought many offers to her for her next internship, in fact one company created a position just to bring her in..Ghirardellis..
It's certainly going to be on the list but I have two years to look at different types of wine jobs. Most likely I'll end up at a smaller winery since that would provide the best education and experience towards starting my own label down the road. Of course there are also quite a few science heavy wine jobs, making custom vines and genetic crosses for a myriad of reasons. What's nice about this program is I'll be able to try on a bunch of hats. Also, I figure I'll work several jobs/internships during my stay.
If you are wanting to learn how to make the best, here is a place or two to start. The second best wines I ever had ( I haven't missed many) were made near Gilroy Ca. Fortino Winery. The guy that started it made "Burgundy Reserve" that was really great and then the a standard list. The best was made in Italy just south of the Po river by my daughter's Father Inlaw. He made the wine way down in the cellar of his villa. The cellar is two floors down, all stone, naturally cool just right for making wine. He is gone now but son inlaw still has the recipes and the Villa. The dummies let the vineyards go to hell, they live in North Carolina. At one time, I figured I could make a fortune importing his wine, it was indeed that good. But then reality took control when I found out just how many entities had to be paid to import the wine. More hands to be greased than one could possible imagine.
MarAzul, that's actually one of the fun parts of wine. Everyone who loves wine can tell some story about an unknown vinyard, winery or winemaker that has a hidden gift. Truth is, there are quite a bunch of hidden gems and part of the romantic life of wine is the discovery process. For me, it's this little Alsatian tarte flambé (pizza-like dish) restaurant in France, and the owner makes his own wine also. Just a white table wine served in a caraft, no frills and a couple bucks a bottle. Went there 20 years ago three nights in a row cause I just couldn't get enough wine, tarte flambé or atmosphere.
..well, technically, there is at least one "cure" for some cancers. They've just been researching the wrong plant(s)!
