Winemaker (Sparkling Wine Production)

We are seeking a skilled Sparkling Winemaker (Sparkling Wine Production) to support the production of premium Traditional Method sparkling wines. This hands-on role involves all aspects of winemaking, including cellar operations, laboratory analysis, production planning, and customer collaboration. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality wines across a diverse portfolio, ensuring best practice processes and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Work with premium sparkling wine production
• Exposure to end-to-end winemaking processes
• Collaborative and innovative team environment
• Career development in a specialised wine sector
• Involvement in trials and R&D projects

Task & responsibilities

Assisting and where required in managing winery laboratory analytical testing for all operational requirements for all onsite grape Receival, fermentation management, wine storage, bottling and packaging. 

• Analytical testing of grape samples to assess ripeness, quality and Harvest timing.
• Analytical Testing of wine (alcohol, sugar, nutritional content)  
• Provide direction for any laboratory analytical requirements.
• Preparations of tastings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Sensory analysis of grape (colour, flavour) and wine samples to ensure soundness and acescents of any wine faults 

Working as a key specialist member of the winemaking team with direct decision-making responsibilities for coordinating cellar operations including but not limited to: 

• Operational note creation, action and updating
• Providing direction to cellar, Laboratory and production line operators 
• Provide direction for fruit and juice intake management.
• Fermentation management, additions, temperature control.
• Bulk wine and Tirage Maturation (storage) management to ensure sound quality packaging requirements are met. 
• Assist in the running of Tirage/Riddling/Disgorging and packaging equipment as required
• Undertake blending of wines adhering to any legal (Wine Australia), Food quality and Safety (FSANZ) wine style and client requirements.   
• Prepare wines for bottling, including preservative additions, clarification, filtration, organising transportation, approving packaging 

Contribute to an efficient, effective and best practice/continuous improvement approach to all production activities, including involvement of trials and R&D projects. 

• Ensure palate development through sourcing and tasting external parties wines regularly 
• Advise on new industry research 
• Oversee any requested customer trials, including data collection analysis and reporting 
• Oversee any internal future focused research and experiments to ensure best in glass practices, continual improvement focus and upmost safety culture within the business. 
• Ensure a quality and safety focused mindset at all times

Qualification & experience

• Tertiary qualification in winemaking or related science
• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in winemaking
• Experience in Traditional Method sparkling wine production
• Strong knowledge of cellar operations and wine analysis
• Experience with tirage and disgorging equipment
• Understanding of red and white table wine production
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team