Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Job Description
Double SB Wines T/A Denton Wine is a boutique wine producer operating a successful commercial facility with a commitment to premium regional winemaking. We are seeking a highly skilled, full-time Winemaker / Senior Assistant Winemaker to join our production team. Working closely with management, you will take a leading role in technical winery operations, quality control, and vintage management.
- Coordinating and managing daily winery operations, cellar processes, and fruit intake during vintage.
- Implementing and monitoring fermentation, filtration, cold stabilization, and barrel maturation programs.
- Conducting advanced laboratory analysis, including juice chemistry, sulfur management, and microscopic evaluations.
- Directing and supervising cellar hands and vintage staff to ensure strict adherence to health, safety, and biosecurity protocols.
- Participating in technical blending trials, sensory evaluations, and final product preparation.
- Managing meticulous winery records and compliance documentation via winery management software.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- A formal Bachelor’s Degree or higher qualification in Oenology, Wine Science, Viticulture, or a closely related discipline is mandatory.
- A minimum of 5 years of full-time, post-qualification experience in a commercial winemaking or advanced assistant winemaking role.
- Profound technical knowledge of modern cellar machinery, laboratory chemistry, and fermentation management.
- Proven leadership capability with the physical capacity to work extended, flexible hours during peak vintage periods.
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