Winemaking Team Member

Intrigue Wines is an award-winning winery located in Lake Country, one of the fastest growing communities in British Columbia

We produce between 10,000 and 15,000 cases annually and have been a proud and active member of the Scenic Sip Wine Route for over 10 years. As a well-established and community-oriented winery, we’re passionate about crafting quality wines and delivering memorable guest experiences playing a key role in the region’s vibrant wine scene.  

Join the Winemaking Team at Intrigue Wines

We’re looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our winemaking team at Intrigue Wines! This is a hands-on role at a thriving winery – perfect for someone who is self-motivated, business minded, and ready to contribute to all aspects of the production process. The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and thrives in a collaborative, team-focused environment.

 Key Qualifications:

·       Previous experience in the wine industry is required

·       A passion for winemaking and a desire to craft high-quality wines

·       Strong organizational and time-management skills

·       Ability to manage physical tasks and workloads in a dynamic setting

·       A good cultural fit with our friendly, community-focused team

This opportunity is ideal for someone who wants to take their industry experience and passion to the next level - helping to craft the delicious, approachable wines that Intrigue is known for.

Depending on the successful candidate’s experience this role could be classified as any of the following:

·       Cellar Assistant

·       Cellar Master

·       Assistant Winemaker

Please review the tasks below which are integral to this wine-making role:

·       Prepare all wine for bottling via mobile bottling line or Co-packing

·       Have knowledge of label requirements for VQA approval

·       Order supplies (barrels, wine additives etc)

·       Determine harvest dates based on our philosophy

·       Data entry in Vintrace database and able to create spreadsheets

·       Document winemaking procedures, tank volumes, L in tank, L losses, monthly reports for Controller.

·       Monitor fermentations

·       Perform pump-overs, punch-downs, rackings, pressings, filtering

·       Perform Lab Analysis in house or get samples prepared for external lab.

·       Understand lab analysis and how to adjust wine.

·       Operate, maintain and clean crush pad, cellar and equipment

·       Work directly with Winemaker to strategize and implement winemaking plan

·       Top barrels, rack barrels, clean barrels, store barrels properly.

·       Have experience driving forklift: the work requires processing fruit, stacking pallets and moving barrel racks

·       Some vineyard or retail work may be necessary through certain parts of the year

·       Longer hours will be required during busier times of the winemaking season

 

We are looking forward to learning about how you could add to our team!