This weekend at Vista the three other interns and I got to experience a different side and very informative weekend. On Friday the four of us, including two of our supervisors Ryan and Adam took a field trip down the road to White Rose Winery and Vineyard. They are located about a 1/4 or a mile away from Vista Hills. There, we tasted the three wines on their tasting flight then moved outside to meet with Jesus, their wine maker at White Rose. Jesus walked us through the vines, explaining his process of wine making. From there we moved inside the cellar where the wine is actually made and then into the barrel room where we were allowed to try different wines that had not been bottled yet. It was very interesting and exciting to learn more about the wine making process and see how some of our particular wines that are sold at Vista are made.
On Sunday the four interns partook in a technical tasting led by our general manager, Dave. Dave invited 32 club members to come in to our tasting room and taste 6 different wines. While the members were trying the wines, Dave gave a detailed background on Vista and how he became the manger at this vineyard. He also went into detail about the 6 different wines that were being tasted. This gave the interns a chance to listen to the expert explain the wines so we are more knowledgeable when selling the wines to customers who are not familiar with our particular wines. Overall, a very good weekend - even though I was deathly sick! I enjoyed myself and am pleased to be learning more about the wine industry.
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