My family and I moved all the way from CA to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, chasing a dream...to own and run our own winery and vineyard. I am an apprentice wine maker and apprentice vineyard manager in my spare time (chasing dreams or not, bills still need to get paid). I was full time during the harvest of 2007, now I volunteer at the same winery to learn and pay my dues in the industry. By day I am a mild mannered accounts payable clerk for Cornell University, by night (and weekends) I am a beer drinking, shit talking, loud and obnoxious, though quite knowledgeable, redneck winemaker!