Vineyard and Winery Assistant (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

  Adamo Estate Winery (http://www.adamoestate.com)

  Orangeville / Mono, Ontario, Ontario

Adamo Estate Winery is new, dynamic and award-winning winery. Our 18 acre Estate Vineyard, established in 2012, is located on a more northern part of Niagara Escarpment in the hills of Hockley Valley, Ontario, Canada. We are an ultra-premium winery that focuses on making wines with a sense of place from our Estate grown fruit as well as select premium vineyards in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada.  Our small batch winemaking program allows us to work with many varietals of both red and white Vitis vinifera grapes.  Adamo Estate Winery believes in a hands-on approach and minimalist intervention to allow natural expression of the grape from each specific vineyard site.  Our Estate Vineyard is managed with organic practices and encourages biodiversity and balance.

 

We are seeking a motivated Vineyard and Winery Assistant to join our team.  This individual must a have a “wine is made in the vineyard” approach and a hands-on, positive attitude.  The position is starting as a contract from April 2017-December 2017 with the potential for full time employment. 

 

Compensation is based on experience and industry standards.

Requirements for this position include but are not limited to the following;

-          Vineyard work will be the focus and winery work when needed

-          Minimum 3 vintages of prior vineyard and/or winery experience

-          Completion of vineyard and/or winery education preferred

-          Capability to follow direction from the Winery and Vineyard Manager

-          Strong communication skills and attention to detail

-          Tractor driving and spraying experience as well as equipment maintenance  

-          Experience in pruning, tying, canopy management, IPM, scouting, spray programs, fertilizing, weeding and harvesting

-          Competence to run a crush pad; receiving grapes, pressing, crushing and destemming, cleaning, sanitizing and maintaining equipment

-          Forklift experience

-          Proficiency in cellar tasks; tank/barrel cleaning and sanitizing, racking, transfers, barreling up and down, blending, fining, filtering and bottling

-          Ability to manage a team and work well as part of the team or individually

-          Must have a cooperative attitude and be flexible to changes and work hours

-          Willingness to expand knowledge base and practices and participate in vine and wine trials

-          Must be prepared to work in all types of weather and temperatures in Southern Ontario

-          Must be able to do physical labour and lift 25 KG

-          Valid driver’s license is required

-          Must be eligible to work in Canada

Please email your cover letter and resume to Shauna White, Winery and Vineyard Manager:

 [email protected]

Eligible candidates will be contacted for an interview beginning in January 2017

How To Apply

Fax - 866-942-8033
Mail - 793522 3rd Line EHS
Mono, ON L9W 5X7

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