EPISODE #17 KNOW WHEN TO FOLD THEM/WILLIAM HILL WINERY SAGA

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Episode #17 shares with you, the listener, the events of the night I resigned as Vice President of Sales after over 4 years at William Hill Winery. 

After the '21 Club Event in May 1987, it became clear that it was time for me to move on from William Hill Winery. In the Immortal words of Kenny Rogers, you have to know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em. 

For me it was time to fold them. The question then became: when? Well, it happened on the afternoon of April 12th, 1988, just before a Black-tie dinner William Hill Winery was hosting at Jasper's Restaurant in Boston. We had bought the restaurant for the evening and had reunited Lydia Shire and Jasper White to collaborate on a dinner once again after several years of them departing the Bostonian Hotel, where they had worked together.

That afternoon, in a streak of dashing bravery with no new career position on the horizon, I resigned just several hours before the dinner. Needless to say, Bill was a bit stunned. But we had a terrific dinner, and he was on top of his game as he dazzled and charmed the trade and press we had invited to share in a retrospective tasting of the most recent 5 vintages of William Hill Gold Label Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Take a listen and let me know what you think.

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