WINERY GENERAL MANAGER

Wine Road Vintners•Temecula, CA

3d•$0 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

BOTTAIA Winery is a modern, luxury winery and hospitality destination in the heart of Temecula Wine Country, inspired by the wines, architecture, lifestyle, and refined hospitality of Northern Italy. BOTTAIA was thoughtfully designed to offer a distinctly different wine country experience. From our contemporary winery and elegant tasting spaces to The Pool at BOTTAIA, every element of the property was created around exceptional wine, sophisticated hospitality, and memorable guest experiences. Our estate wines are produced from Italian grape varieties and blends, reflecting both Old World inspiration and the unique character of our Temecula Valley vineyards. Guests experience our wines through immersive and interactive tasting experiences designed to encourage discovery, education, and a deeper appreciation of wine in a relaxed, elevated setting. The Pool at BOTTAIA extends the experience beyond traditional wine tasting, offering private Italian-style changing cabines, vineyard-view chaises, and a poolside Café + Cocktail Bar. Together, the winery, tasting experiences, culinary offerings, retail, events, and pool create a destination where wine, food, hospitality, and leisure come together. BOTTAIA is sophisticated without being pretentious, luxurious while remaining warm and approachable. Our goal is not simply to serve wine—it is to create an experience guests remember and want to return to. We are seeking a Winery General Manager to lead the property, grow the business, and take ownership of the BOTTAIA guest experience. This is a sales-driven Winery General Manager role. The person we hire will be expected to bring guests to the property, maximize the value of every visit, convert guests into wine club members, build loyalty, and give people compelling reasons to return and bring others with them. Hospitality is how we deliver it. Revenue growth is how we measure it. The Winery General Manager will have the resources and support to make that happen. A Tasting Room Supervisor and operating team support the day-to-day guest experience, while Marketing, Wine Club, Events, Accounting, Facilities, Human Resources, and other shared company resources support the property. The Winery General Manager sets the direction for BOTTAIA, leads the team, understands the numbers, identifies opportunities, and brings the right resources together to grow the business.

Requirements

Approximately 10 years of progressive hospitality, winery, restaurant, hotel, luxury retail, or related experience, including at least five years leading teams and managing financial performance.
A demonstrated sales record you can walk us through. You should have carried revenue goals, understood your numbers, and been accountable for achieving them.
Experience managing a P&L, budgets, labor, operating expenses, pricing, and profitability.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop supervisors and hold teams accountable while maintaining a positive hospitality culture.
Strong wine knowledge and the ability to establish an appropriate wine education and service standard for the floor.
Comfort working with POS, wine club/DTC, reservation, and reporting systems and the ability to use operating data to make decisions.

Nice To Haves

WSET, Certified Sommelier, or similar certification is valued but not required.
Experience operating a seasonal amenity, resort-style environment, or multi-outlet hospitality property is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the financial performance of BOTTAIA Winery. Understand the business behind the numbers and take action when performance is above or below plan.
Drive traffic to the property and maximize revenue from tasting experiences, wine sales, food and beverage, retail, events, and other guest experiences. Develop relationships with hotels, concierges, tourism partners, local businesses, and other organizations capable of introducing new guests to BOTTAIA.
Create a sales culture in which wine club conversion is a natural extension of exceptional hospitality. Work closely with the Wine Club team to grow membership, strengthen member engagement, and create experiences that encourage members to return and introduce BOTTAIA to their friends and family.
Lead the tasting room through the Tasting Room Supervisor and floor team. Establish expectations for hospitality, wine knowledge, selling, presentation, productivity, and accountability. Be visible on the floor and actively engaged with guests and the team.
Own the successful seasonal operation of The Pool at BOTTAIA, including pre-season planning, lifeguard recruiting and certification, seasonal staffing, training, operating standards, safety compliance, guest experience, food and beverage, and financial performance.
Oversee the guest and financial performance of BOTTAIA's food and beverage operations, ensuring the offering complements the wine, strengthens the guest experience, and contributes appropriately to property revenue and profitability.
Own the property calendar and create reasons for guests and members to return throughout the year. This includes tastings, wine club events, live music, seasonal programming, special experiences, partnerships, and the continued development of private events as a revenue channel.
Build, coach, and lead a high-performing hospitality and sales team. Establish clear expectations, develop supervisors, address performance issues promptly, and create a culture in which associates understand both the guest experience we want to deliver and the business results we expect to achieve.