college graduate

[megs915]

I'm soon to be a college graduate with a degree in French and Art History. After spending time in France, I'd like to pursue the wine industry. Does anyone have any tips/starters?

[Innkeeper]

Hi Megs915, and welcome to the Wine Board. If you are still going to be in Europe, it would be a piece of cake to get a job working in a vineyard during the harvest. You could chit chat with any of the "brass" you encounter during the picking to maybe get further work during the crush and winemaking. After getting back to the states, get a job in retailing in a major city, preferably New York. With all that under your belt, you could move on to working as a wine steward, in management positions in retailing, wholesaling, wine oriented associations, or in some capacity at a winery.