Associate Winemaker

Bronco Wine Co•Santa Rosa, CA

14h

About The Position

This position is responsible for initiating and guiding wine health standards as well as creating processes that support wine quality and production deadlines. They are responsible for preparing wines for final blends for bottling, and work with the Analytical Laboratory to coordinate analyses, and Cellar to coordinate process orders.

Requirements

Degree in Enology, Chemistry or related field
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an Enologist or Assistant Winemaker role
Experience with both the practical and technical aspects of the winemaking process from vineyards to bottling
Experience with wine tracking software systems
Winemaking regulatory requirements
Harvest, fermentation, cellar work, and winemaking analysis
Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
Must possess excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
Drive cellar workload and communicate appropriately amongst multiple departments (Cellar, Marketing, Sales, Winemaking, Compliance, etc)

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bulk Wine purchasing and sales, a plus

Responsibilities

Understand and comply with all ISO9001, HACCP, Safety and GMP requirements and processes
Dedicated to crafting quality wines, providing value to our customers, and continuous improvement
Collaborates with cellar management to drive quality and efficiency project improvements
Responsible for identifying areas for continuous improvement
Enlists and engages with cellar and logistics/planning teams to align with all cellar schedules and priorities
Initiates, collaborates and engages in grape receiving, crushing, and pressing and wine production operations during harvest on days, swing shift, or graveyard where needed
Initiates and drives wine tasting at all stages throughout the winemaking process and responsible for conducting evaluation and recommendation of treatments.
Write process workorders for all production related tasks from harvest to bottling, maintaining working relationships across cellar, compliance, finance, etc.
Responsible for training, mentoring and managing Interns and Enologists as assigned
Drives and conducts and manages experiments, including reporting the results, in relation to wine quality and/or process improvement
Work as a team with other Bronco winemakers on any blends as assigned to ensure wine profiles are being adequately met
Actively identifies and solves challenges as they arise as well as elevates discussions to leadership for input and support when needed
Responsible for adhering to state and federal regulations
Conduct educational tasting’s and tours of the facility, when needed