Winemaker Business Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Management & Administration)
Full Time
Ledbury, Herefordshire,
England
Haygrove Evolution Ltd offer a rare break for an entrepreneurial energetic ambitious wine maker business manager wanting to lead a team to success. The vineyard, team and winery is in place, with a highly experienced wine maker in support. The job is to grow it.
US
Haygrove Evolution Ltd is based near beautiful Ledbury, Herefordshire and was established in 2015. We produce wine and cider for our own brands and under contract for other growers. Our biggest season so far was 400 tonnes of apples, and 125 tonnes of grapes. Our aim is 250,000 bottles.
We currently produce a range of six sparkling and still wines under the Sixteen Ridges Vineyard Wine brand which have been recognised with many awards and are sold by some major retailers. We also produce a range of fresh juice ciders, innovative co-ferments and dessert ciders sold under the brand of Once Upon A Tree; many of which have also won awards.
A large part of our production is dedicated to contract winemaking and cidermaking. We wish to excel in and expand this.
Haygrove Evolution is part of a family of businesses in the fast growing privately owned Haygrove group, which grows fruit in 4 countries and supplies growing systems in 40 countries.
THE PACKAGE
We offer a competitive salary with professional training opportunities.
YOU
You will have hands-on experience and a passion for making sparkling and still wines; have worked in one or a few leading wineries; have relevant qualifications to degree level; and a sales orientated character. You will have production process management experience to a high standard and successful people management experience. A quality assurance background would be beneficial as would field growing experience. You will be well organised, of high energy and energising, humble, and evidently highly self-driven.
THE ROLE
To build a great business. Success could lead to partnership.
