Most pay their dues by harvesting grapes at a winery or working in a wine-country tasting room before being charged with making more technical decisions that affect the flavor and quality of the wine.

• 大部分酿酒师都是先在葡萄酒酿酒厂工作，或在乡村品酒室工作，一步一步的了解葡萄酒，然后才能成为合格的酿酒师，做出影响葡萄酒风格以及质量的重大技术决定。