Enologist: Hands-On Winemaking & Bottling Lead

Wine Industry Expo; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 paid holidays per year

Vacation accrual (2–3 weeks) per year

8+ sick days per year

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (

401(k) with match

Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical &

Wine discounts (50%)

Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Historic work environment

Job summary

Testarossa Winery, a premier producer of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, seeks an experienced Enologist to join the winemaking team. You will contribute from harvest through bottling, while supporting warehouse operations and maintaining high quality standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of winemaking experience, strong cellar/bottling know-how, attention to detail, and a proactive work ethic in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Winemaking, Enology, Viticulture, Food Science, Chemistry, or related field required.
• 3+ years of winemaking experience, including hands-on cellar experience.
• Experience with bottling preparation and bottling line operations.
• Proficient in cellar operations including harvest/crush, wine movements, filtration, sanitation, and barrel work.
• Forklift certification or experience; certification required on hire.
• Respirator certification on hire.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; detail-oriented and proactive.
• Ability to work in a team and also independently during peak periods.

Responsibilities

• Support year-round wine production and skilled cellar operations, including transfers, racking, pump-overs, filtration, additions, topping, and barrel work.
• Participate in harvest/crush operations, including fruit processing, pressing, fermentation monitoring, tank work, and sanitation.
• Perform laboratory analysis and quality-control checks with accurate production records.
• Prepare wines for bottling, blending, filtration, stabilization, and other pre-bottling tasks.
• Assist with bottling line operation, setup, sanitation, packaging prep, and QC documentation.
• Safely operate forklift and move wine, packaging, pallets, and materials.
• Maintain clean, sanitary cellar, laboratory, bottling, and warehouse areas.
• Work independently and collaboratively to support the Assistant Winemaker and team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the winery to support quality, production, and business goals.

Skills

Cellar operations

Bottling operations

Harvest/crush operations

Laboratory analysis

Quality control

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Winemaking / Enology degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Innovent database

Job description

Testarossa Winery, a premier producer of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, seeks an experienced Enologist to join the winemaking team. You will contribute from harvest through bottling, while supporting warehouse operations and maintaining high quality standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of winemaking experience, strong cellar/bottling know-how, attention to detail, and a proactive work ethic in a fast-paced production environment.