Have been wondering. What constitutes someone as being in the wine trade? Do they have a special badge that they flash? If I start a blog and reviewed wines, will I be "in the trade"? I'm really confused about the criteria.
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It has to do with what is written on your pay check. In the employer section.
I guess it depends on what specific purpose you will be using the designation for... it's really in the eye of the beholder.
If you want an interwinery discount, at least from me, you have to be an employee or principal of a winery. I know some wineries only offer it to principals. Some offer it to anyone remotely connected to the industry... restaurant employees, sales, etc.
If you want to attend trade only events, it will depend on the event organizers. If you just start a blog, your press pass may be slow in coming. Become Alder Yarrow who writes Vinography.com and you can probably be considered "the trade."
If you want an interwinery discount, at least from me, you have to be an employee or principal of a winery. I know some wineries only offer it to principals. Some offer it to anyone remotely connected to the industry... restaurant employees, sales, etc.
If you want to attend trade only events, it will depend on the event organizers. If you just start a blog, your press pass may be slow in coming. Become Alder Yarrow who writes Vinography.com and you can probably be considered "the trade."
quote:Originally posted by Randy Sloan:
I guess it depends on what specific purpose you will be using the designation for... it's really in the eye of the beholder.
If you want an interwinery discount, at least from me, you have to be an employee or principal of a winery. I know some wineries only offer it to principals. Some offer it to anyone remotely connected to the industry... restaurant employees, sales, etc.
If you want to attend trade only events, it will depend on the event organizers. If you just start a blog, your press pass may be slow in coming. Become Alder Yarrow who writes Vinography.com and you can probably be considered "the trade."
Thanks. I've always been interested in attending trade only events and hence, have always wondered what that actually entails.
quote:It has to do with what is written on your pay check. In the employer section.
