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s t e vN Ap e s s a g O N e VIGATI no Inquiring Winemaker Lessons Learned the Hard Way I f you exclude my one-year internship stint, 2012 marked my 30th harvest as a winemaker. I don't have to tell my winemaking colleagues that this is the one profession that makes your non-winemaking friends envious. You are never bored, you make decisions on the spot every day, you drink • teve Pessagno puts pride aside and shares some mistakes S great wines and eat well, you're always learning something, he's learned from during his 30 years of making wine. and you meet the most interesting people—many of whom become good friends. • he incidents demonstrate how to avoid accidental varietal T When I was asked by Wines & Vines to write something "techmixes, burst pipes, and other minor disasters. nical" to fill in for Tim Patterson during his book-writing sabbatical, I realized that after all these years nobody wants to hear • essagno also reflects on the life-enhancing benefits of wineP my technical/stylistic pontifications about wine, but maybe they'd making and advises putting teens read about some of the experiences I've had alongMichaelDusi_Dir10 11/18/09 12:40 PM Page 1 to work on the bottling line. the way. I've had more laughs and head-scratching moments in this career Highlights You know how good your Zinfandel is... Promote your wines to leading Zinfandel enthusiasts and extend your winery's relationship in the market. Join Us! FOR ALL YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS We are champions of Zinfandel— America's Heritage Wine Become part of our proud legacy zinfandel.org • 530-274-4900 TANKERS • REEFERS • VANS FLATBEDS • LOWBEDS Phone (805) 239- 4989 Fax (805) 239- 4988 Zinfandel Advocates & Producers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ZAP is dedicated to advancing public knowledge of and appreciation for American Zinfandel and its unique place in our culture and history. www.MichaelDusiTrucking.com Win es & Vi n es JU NE 20 13 67