Harvest Assistant Winemaker

Furleigh Estate is a vineyard and winery established in 2005 and based in Salway Ash, near Bridport, Dorset.  We are a small, family business with global ambitions.  We have a small winery team producing sparkling and still wines for ourselves and a number of clients.

We are looking for an experienced, pro-active, detail-minded, hands-on Assistant Winemaker to help with our 2026 harvest.  The work would be for our afternoon shift during picking days (2-3 weeks) after which we go back to normal work hours 08:30-17:00.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise grape reception, press loading, crushing, juice allocation and additions
• Inoculations, co-ordinate pump-overs, fermentation monitoring, basic lab analyses (pH, TA, SG)
• Help with malolactic fermentation (mother culture, malic acid tests etc.) 
• Ensure accurate documentation of cellar activities and grape weights
• Maintain hygiene across all equipment and work spaces
• Communicate effectively with the Wine-Maker and Cellar Hands
• Monitor cellar supplies and report needs

Person Specification:

Essential

• Previous harvest or cellar experience in a commercial winery
• Strong communication skills
• Physically fit and able to work long hours
• Uk driving licence
• Right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Forklift licence

Three-month contract with possibility of extension. Start date is early September.

Remuneration commensurate with experience.

Applicants should contact our Wine-Maker, Branko, on winery@furleighestate.co.uk