Assistant Winemaker
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Wiston Estate - Washington, West Sussex,
England
We have a fantastic new opportunity at Wiston Estate in the winemaking team for an Assistant Winemaker. Based in the heart of West Sussex, Wiston Estate is one of the UK’s most awarded sparkling wine producers and is entering into an exciting new phase in its story with the opening of Chalk Restaurant and a brand new tasting room and refurbished winery. This role will be focused in the winery but will link into the estate’s wider principles and purpose – to foster a rural meeting place where people, nature and enterprises coexist and flourish. This creates a unique opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about wine and specifically English wine, but will also enjoy working alongside the rest of the estate, which covers a great diversity of projects, from regenerative farming, hospitality, forestry, countryside stewardship, land management and more. The estate believes strongly in investing in people, maximising our resources, championing fresh thinking and extending a generous welcome to all who come to the estate.
Role essentials:
- Minimum two years wine making experience
- Minimum one year sparkling wine making experience
- Desired experience within cool climate wine making
- Relevant qualification in Viticulture and Oenology (eg BSc V&O)
- Desired qualification in forklift operating
- An interest in and understanding of ‘purpose led’ organisations
- An understanding of the technical analysis and recording, physical and flexible needs of the role
- Strong communication skills with demonstrable experience of collaborating with multiple stakeholders
- Competent user of IT, including Microsoft Office
- Organised and outstanding attention to detail
- Full drivers’ license (due to rural location)
- Full right to work in the UK
Please visit www.wistonestate.com for the full job description.