According to Wine Business Monthly, average salaries for vintners in 2010 varied not only by scale of operation but also by the location of the winemaking operation. For example, California winemakers employed in the Napa Valley region earned the highest average salary, bringing in $105,827 per year.
Faroese is the main language of the Faroe Islands. Faroese pronunciation is quite straightforward once the basic rules have been learnt. Stress always falls on the the first syllable on any word. Accented vowels are treated as letters in their own right in Faroese, with their own pronunciation.
The land is rugged and has a subpolar oceanic climate: windy, wet, cloudy and cool. Despite its northerly latitude, temperatures average above freezing throughout the year due to the Gulf Stream. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway. The 1814 Treaty of Kiel granted Denmark control over the islands, along with two other Norwegian regions: Greenland and Iceland.