Job Status: Filled

Assistant Wine Maker (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars, LTD (http://bluemountainwine.com)

  7627 Grape Vine Drive New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

We are currently hiring Assistant Winemaker!

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties and responsibilities are not limited to this list and may change based on the needs of the Vineyard.

  • Assist in the sourcing, ordering, and storing of raw materials used in winemaking.
  • Assist in the vineyard as well as in the cellar.
  • Following the direction of the winemaker, start fermentation of wine, care for the wine during fermentation, clarifying, and aging stages. Including but not limited to additions wine transfers, laboratory analysis cold stabilization, and blending.
  • Assist with filtering and bottling of wine.
  • Maintain cleanliness of facility, equipment, and working spaces.
  • Manage wine storage for maximum storage and safety.
  • Facilitate the testing of wine and making necessary additions and/or corrections.
  • Conduct inventories of raw materials, supplies, and finished products.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

The position demands strong organizational skills, finely tuned senses, and a strong work ethic; being flexible and adaptive to changing priorities of management is essential.

  • 1+ years of experience in a vineyard or cellar.
  • Ability to work alongside winemaker and follow daily work instructions
  • Experience with machinery maintenance and operating a tractor is highly desirable.
  • Ability to operate a forklift a plus.
  • Attention to detail. Well organized and able to manage priorities and workflow
  • Ability to work independently, as well as collaborate closely with other members of the winemaking team.
  • Understanding of winemaking practices, facilities operations, and safety procedures.
  • ·Developed sensory evaluations skills; including the ability to detect and discriminate subtle differences in wine, such as acidity, alcohol, flaws, tannins, fruit, and wood flavors
  • Stands and walks the majority of shift.
  • Ability to work outside in all temperatures.

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