Assistant Winemaker

Job Req ID: 106892 

Job Type: Full-time 

Work Category: Onsite 

Application Close Date: 03/07/2026 

Sponsorship: Not Available 

Compensation: $70,400 - $105,600 

 

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A Taste of What You’ll Do​

You will support the full lifecycle of the winemaking process—from raw grape intake to final wine quality delivery. This role partners closely with production teams and winemaking leadership to ensure wine quality, work order accuracy, and continuous improvement. You’ll participate in tastings, operational audits, trials, and cross‑functional collaboration to help maintain product excellence. You will also contribute to key projects and operational initiatives supporting the broader winemaking organization.
 

• Supports wine processing operations, workflow coordination, and work order management.

• Conducts bench and operational trials, tastings, wine analysis reviews, and sample preparation.

• Participates in harvest activities, fermentation monitoring, and operational issue resolution.

 

​What You’ll Need​

• Bachelors in Science or Engineering plus 1 year of enology, winemaking, viticulture, or chemistry experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility
• Candidate is required to have a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire. This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving. If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver’s license based on the position’s location within 30 days of hire.
• Required to lift and move up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Required to possess the color vision necessary to judge and evaluate wine color.
• Required to taste and evaluate wines.
• Required to be 21 years of age or older due to wine tasting.
• High School Diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
   

How You’ll Stand Out​

• Bachelors in Viticulture or Enology plus 2 year of enology, winemaking, viticulture, or chemistry experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility
• Required to have at least 1 harvest or Winery internship experience
• Basic sensory exposure to the world of wine
• Data base knowledge and strong excel skills: such as SQL, Viz basic,
• Basic wine chemistry analysis execution
• Hands on cellar work
• Experience reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Experience writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Experience presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Skilled in the use of MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
• Skilled in working with mathematical concepts such as probability