My turn now... Hi everyone! The name is Bruce aka Vinitasse aka coffee_wino on CS Just a bit of background... born in Canada and raised as the son of a career diplomat. Spent my formative years in Canada, the US, Austria, Egypt, Poland and France. After graduating from highschool in Paris returned to Canada to attend uni. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up and I ended up with a B.Comm and a dual B.A. Hons in Int'l Relations and Economics. In my attempt to prove that post secondary education doesn't mean as much as it should I ended up joining the army as a combat arms officer in the artillery. Did 6 years and ended up as a peacekeeper in Sarajevo. Discovered that I was sick and tired of green clothes and lack of sleep and retired at the ripe old age of 27 as a Captain. Jumped ship to the wine industry (had much more fun and red stained clothes are much nicer than green ones). Spent 10 years working for Vincor International and was sent to Asia for 3.5 years as their regional manager and brand ambassador. Got an MBA along the way. Had entirely too much fun in Asia and lost wife 1.0 ... met someone new and followed her to Australia in 2000... been here ever since. Upgraded to wife 2.0 five years ago. Have lived and worked in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Hunter Valley, Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Been a wine maker, Sommelier, fine dining restaurant manager and micro coffee roastery owner (current occupation). Have worked for Pearl in Richmond, Palazzo Versace, Pepper Tree Wines and Vinitasse - The Mornington Peninsula Coffee Roastery. There.. that's more than you could ever possibly want to know about me in a nutshell. Cheers, Bruce
