Vineyard Manager (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Wiston Estate (http://www.wistonestate.com)

  Wiston Estate - Washington, West Sussex, England

We have a fantastic new opportunity at Wiston Estate in the vineyard team for a Vineyard Manager. Our winery has been named UK Winery of the Year by Wine GB three times and the wines which our vineyards produce are the recipients of numerous accolades.

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 5 growing cycles experience cool climate viticulture

- Proven experience of leadership of small teams

- Desired experience of new vineyard establishment

- Tertiary qualification in viticulture or relevant discipline (eg BSc Viticulture)

- Relevant spray qualifications (eg PA1 and PA3)

- An interest in and understanding of ‘purpose led’ organisations

- Proven experience of delivering commercial success through innovation

- 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 wistonestate.com for the full job description. 

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