 Women in wine share career advice |
| Post on 01-02-2006. |
Kay Simon started as assistant winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle. In 1983, she and her husband founded Chinook.
one female reader writes: "I am interested in changing careers and have an interest in studying wine.
I have been in customer service and sales. I read with interest your recent column where 'Deep Palate' (Jan. 11, 2006) said the wine business has 'always been, and still is to some degree, one boys' club.' I would love to get into this line of work; however, I am unsure of where to start. Should I take courses to learn the background of wine? Should I get one part-time job as an apprentice at one wine store or wine department? Any help or guidance you can give would be greatly appreciated!" ... |
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| Wine Talk: 2002 Feudi di San Gregorio Rubrato/$17.99 |
| Post on 01-02-2006. |
Because many regions blend all sorts of indigenous grapes few Americans would recognize, not to mention the grapes used rarely are listed on the bottle anyway, it can be difficult to have one clue what that stuff in the bottle tastes like just by reading the label.
One thing you can almost always assume is an Italian red will taste better with food than on its own. That's why we tried five reds from southern Italy with an Italian classic: chicken Parmesan (fried chicken breast with tomato sauce and melted Parmesan cheese). Our wine of the week was the 2002 Feudi di San Gregorio Rubrato from Campania. ... |
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