Discusses his education at the University of California, Berkeley, and his experiences working for the Sherwan-Jones Winery in Lodi, Calif., Italian Swiss Colony in Asti, Calif., the Cresta Blanca Winery in Livermore, Calif., during the years Schenley Industries owned it, and Beringer Vineyards in St. Helena, California. He also discusses his retirement and work as a consultant. It also includes, with his wife, Alice A. T. Nightingale, recollections of their development of botrytised Semillon and recent production.