I had the pleasure of working in the cellar at Robert Mondavi’s Winery back in 1990. At the time, I had just moved to California and a friend of mine Archi, introduced me to Dave the Cellarmaster at Mondavi. After a short conversation, I was hired on the spot. Maybe he liked the fact that I had ambitions to be an artist, I don’t know, but I got the job. I found working the harvest so thrilling, I almost didn’t finish school. But I knew returning to college was the right thing to do and if I still wanted to work in the wine industry, it would be there when I got through. Today I’m glad I finished school because now I get to enjoy both painting wineries and drinking their wine!
I visited Mondavi Winery 10 yrs ago, love their wines and love this painting. Thanks for the reminder of a wonderful place.
You’re welcome Suzy and I’m glad to hear this sketch brought back pleasant memories. This watercolor will be apart of my forthcoming book”Impressions of wine country” that I hope to have done in Feb. 2014. Cheers!
Wonderful sketch! I’m very much looking forward to your new book. Can I pre-order it through amazon?
Thank you Cathy! I’m hoping when it gets closer to the release date that there will be a pre-order option. We’ll see! Feb. 2014 isn’t far off and I have so much work still left to do. But I’m loving working on it everyday!