From Vine to Vocation

From CMU Tech to winemaker

Matt Guerrero, a CMU Tech graduate, turned the school's Viticulture and Enology program into a career as an assistant winemaker at Carlson Vineyards in Palisade.

Key points From CMU Tech to winemaker
  1. Matt Guerrero, a CMU Tech graduate, turned the school's Viticulture and Enology program into a career as an assistant winemaker at Carlson Vineyards in Palisade.
  2. The program is the only one in Colorado offering an Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture and Enology, and it connects students to a state wine industry with about 150 wineries and more than 1,000 acres of vineyards.
  3. Guerrero worked harvests in California and Oregon before returning to the Grand Valley, saying he liked the local wine culture and the people behind its wineries.
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