Winemaking Team Member (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

  Intrigue Wines Ltd. (http://www.intriguewines.com)

  Lake Country, British Columbia

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!

 

Wage will be commensurate with experience. The company benefit program begins after 3 months of employment. Seasonally a flexible schedule may be possible.

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