How to break into the wine profession?

[hotwine]

Welcome to the board, and congrats on crossing one hurdle in your life. Take a look at www.winebusiness.com; there are job opportunities listed there. And since you're in the Bay area, you're within an hour's drive of the primo grape-growing region in the country. Suspect the newspapers in that area would also be good sources of info.

If I were in your shoes, I'd look for a job with a grape-grower/winemaker, and try to learn as much as possible about the business from the ground up.

Good luck.