Assistant Winemaker/vineyard Manager

2 weeks ago


Mono, Canada Adamo Estate Winery Full time

Adamo Estate Winery is a 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. Adamo Estate Winery believes in a hands-on approach and mínimalist intervention to allow natural expression of the grape from each specific vineyard site.

We are seeking a motivated Assistant Winemaker/Vineyard Manager to join our team.

Requirements for this position include but are not limited to the following;
- Diploma or degree in winemaking/viticulture or relevant work experience
- Previous winemaking or cellar management experience in a cool climate growing region
- Previous Vineyard experience in a cool climate growing region
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail
- Competence to run a crush pad; receiving grapes, pressing, crushing and destemming, cleaning, sanitizing and maintaining equipment
- Proficiency in cellar tasks; tank/barrel cleaning and sanitizing, punch downs and pump overs, monitoring ferments, racking, transfers, additions, barreling up and down, blending, fining, filtering and bottling
- Experience in monitoring grapes, grape sampling and lab analysis for maturity and harvesting
- Experience in lab analysis and monitoring of wine aging, blending and stability
- Must have a cooperative attitude and be flexible to changes and work hours. We are a small dynamic team who contributes to the overall success of the winery so you must be able to adapt to seasonal changes and business needs.
- Willingness to represent the winery at offsite or online events
- 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, stand for long periods of time, bending/lifting
- Ability to communicate with and manage the vineyard workers, and work as part of the team or individually
- Ability to identify pest and diseases and adjust spray program accordingly
- Pruning, tying, canopy management (shoot thinning, suckering, green harvest, etc), IPM, scouting, trellis system maintenance, weeding and harvesting
- Tractor driving; fertilizer spreading, spraying, mowing, weeding, and blanketing vines for the winter. Plus pulling a trailer, using a front end loader or bucket and snow removal with a snow blower.
- Forklift/ Tow motor certification
- Valid driver’s license required
- Valid Pesticide license or willingness to obtain
- Must be eligible to work in Canada

You will report to Vanessa McKean**, Winemaker

**Please provide a resume and cover letter.**

**Salary**: $55,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

- Mono, ON L9W 5X7 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Mono, ON L9W 5X7: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person


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