EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 5 MIN
EPISODE #3 ROOKIE IN THE WINE BUSINESS EXCERPT
from Fine Wine Confidential Podcast · host Fred Reno
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I share a story about one of the actions I took early in my career that change the course for me. It was 1979 and I had just been hired 5 months before at a Retail Wine Merchant in Washington, DC. I was promoted by the owner of A & A Wine & Spirits, Harry Cook, to be the American Wine Department manager. I wanted to test him right away to see if I had both the responsibility in this new position, along with most importantly the authority to order for purchase the wine I believed we needed to build our selection into one of the finest in the city.It was quite the test, and he passed. I believe you will enjoy this brief excerptThanks for being a listener to the Fine Wine Confidential Podcast. For more information go to www.finewineconfidential.com
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode I share a story about one of the actions I took early in my career that change the course for me. It was 1979 and I had just been hired 5 months before at a Retail Wine Merchant in Washington, DC. I was promoted by the owner of A & A Wine & Spirits, Harry Cook, to be the American Wine Department manager. I wanted to test him right away to see if I had both the responsibility in this new position, along with most importantly the authority to...
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