Any advice is helpful

[dananne]

This is just my humble opinion, so please take it as such.

It seems to me that the point behind much of this thread, disregarding some of the more tedious arguments back and forth, is one in which I believe there may be more general agreement. If one wishes to work in an industry where wine is important, one should approach the job with a positive attitude about wine and it's role, especially at table, rather than with a more negative attitude, where wine is considered or treated as a simple intoxicant. Approach of the job in the former way likely ensures a better match between the person and the job. Though I may personally disagree with those who approach wine the latter way, they are entitled to their views. However, working in an industry in which wine plays an important role may not be the correct match for them. In this case, Harvestmom appears to have a positive attitude about working with wine and learning.

As for the rest, all I can say is I've been a vegan for 5 years and have a varied and healthy diet -- and, yes, wine plays a role in my diet, but it is only on rare occasions that wine is treated as a food group [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

As a final, related, aside, port with soy cheese just isn't the same -- please feel for me [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/frown.gif[/img]

Again, all this is just my POV -- take it how you will. Now, I'm off to do some very important things, like open a 2000 field blend from Abacela and watch the US Men's National Team play Turkey in international soccer. Can't drink too much, though, as it's on Spanish language TV [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Cheers, all!