Tasting Room Associates and Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Wine Retail & Sommelier)
Full Time
Foxtrot Vineyards
Naramata,
British Columbia
Foxtrot Vineyards produces some of Canada’s best Pinot Noirs from its home vineyards on the Naramata Bench, as well as a highly regarded Chardonnay. Foxtrot extolls the virtues of our region’s terroir with pinot noir grown from several unique sites and a labelled as single vineyard wine.
Foxtrot seeks candidates with a detailed knowledge of wine and a background in fine dining or hospitality to help create a memorable tasting experience for our guests this spring and summer.
Foxtrot Tasting Room associates are unique in that they will be asked not only to have knowledge about our property and our wines, but to understand how our products and our region fit within the global world of wine, and within the historical context of winemaking, and to be able to share that broader context with our customers. Selected candidates will receive training not only for service, but also academically, including on how the wines of the Naramata Bench fit more broadly into the world of fine wine, and on how and why we find inspiration in the wines of Burgundy. Candidates will have the chance to learn from Foxtrot’s executive chairman Doug Barzelay, noted connoisseur and co-author the definitive work Burgundy Vintages: A History from 1845, and from Foxtrot’s consultant Veronique Drouhin, a Legion of Honour recipient and the head winemaker of Domaine Drouhin (Oregon) and Maison Joseph Drouhin (France).
Daily Tasks Include
Providing informative and enjoyable guided wine tours and tastings
Representing our brand professionally, with sophistication and grace
Creating a feeling of weightlessness for our guests’ relaxation, and an atmosphere conducive to learning
Scheduling and appointment management
Processing customer purchases
Stocking wine and merchandise
Polishing glassware
General retail area maintenance
Cash handling
Additional tasks as requested
Job Qualifications
Serving It Right Certification
ISG/WSET credentials or other
Superior customer service skills
Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Full time or Part-time/ Seasonal
May 1st - Sept 30th
Training sessions to commence Mid-March
Work takes place predominantly outdoors, through rain, shine, heat, smoke (below AQI 7). If guests are willing to be there, we will be willing to receive them.
