Assistant Winemaker
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Assistant Winemaker
Harvest Ridge Winery - Delaware (Marydel, DE)
Harvest Ridge Winery is expanding our wine-making team! We are seeking a full time, energetic, hands-on individual to provide key technical and logistical support to our Winemaker. Harvest Ridge Winery is a 190-acre Family Farm Winery located in Marydel, DE. Our winemaking team works very closely together so the position requires versatility, flexibility, reliability, and accountability – a self-motivated, energetic person capable of adapting to quickly changing priorities and workload, with an interest in continual growth and improvement. Cross-training is essential, as responsibilities will periodically include everything from tasting evaluations, lab work, sanitation, and various cellar duties from crush to bottle. Job Duties include, but not limited to: · Crush pad and press operations · Fermentation management · Cleaning and sanitizing equipment · Barrel racking, filling and top off · Moving wine from one tank to the other and tank gassing · Stock and organize storage · Wine bottling · Set up and host wine tastings · Assist with special events · Maintain our high standards of a clean and presentable winery
Required Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s in Enology, Chemistry or related field. • Minimum of two years of experience in winemaking. • Experience with both the practical and technical aspects of the winemaking process and understand winemaking. • Intimate knowledge of wine quality metrics - ability to recognize potential problems and provide potential remediation techniques