WHEN interest rates sky rocketed and the California real estate market went bust in the 1980s, Scott Osborn knew it was time for a career change. He had a real estate company in the northern part of the state that specialized in ranches and resorts, but with rates at 22%, prospects were bleak. Somewhat by chance, Osborn landed a job labeling wine bottles for the Konocti Winery in California, and later ended up at Firestone Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. It was there, working on the bottling line, that Osborn realized winemaking was his calling. "I decided I would take jobs that would teach me how to be a winemak-er," he says. "Instead of going back to college, I started taking these jobs."
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