Whitebarrel Winery hosts competition for next job

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CHRISTIANSBURG (WSLS 10) - Whitebarrel Winery in Christiansburg went apprentice style to find its next full-time employee.

Nine students from Radford University, Virginia Tech and James Madison University competed with each other over two days to become Whitebarrel's public outreach manager.

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The position will be responsible for things like festivals and grocery store sales.

There are currently eight full-time employees at the winery, and owners wanted to mix it up to find the next team member.

Competitors had to do things like design a festival booth as a team, look at accounting statements and even build a structure from wine corks.

The winner will be announced at an awards banquet on April 26.


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