I must confess I have nfi what your degree is. You may not know anybody IRL but I'm sure there are some BoSers who can help with a contact in the industry (it's not really that pathetic to get internets help). Do you mean like tastings and what not? If that's what you want I suggest you go to your local bottle shop that does tastings and get friendly with the person doing them. IIRC from my bottle shop days the tasting people were usually outsourced (not from
the actual company). Also don't get too down on maccas, I don't know how long you e been there but I'd you've stick with it for a while that's a real asset (some finance companies consider length of time with previous employer to be the best indicator of success for newly joining employees)