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Summary:

The Associate WineMaker understands the entire winemaking process, from grape to bottle, and has the ability to influence the quality and style of the final wine delivered to the consumer for the programs they are responsible for.

What You'll Do:

• Addresses supply/demand issues to help ensure that the blends they are responsible for reach the targeted run out date and that the winery’s bulk inventory is balanced. Understands the big picture inventory view and the role their programs play in it.
• Responsible for the cellar process management of grapes, juices, and wines including ingredient additions, racks, transfers, clarification, blends, shipping, and final preparation for bottling.
• Responsible for building a harvest ingredient plan for programs managed that will ensure all final blends are on style and on cost.
• Responsible for making decisions related to grape receiving, crushing, pressing, fermentation, solids management, and all harvest related ingredients. Understands how these decisions will impact the style and quality of wine being made.
• Responsible for making picking and streaming decisions in the vineyards for their assigned programs.
• Identifies aromas and flavors in wines and recommends treatments to improve wine quality through tasting of inventory at assigned location(s).
• Responsible for ensuring all blends are approved on time, style, and cost, and are ready to ship or bottle to minimize impact to finished goods inventory.
• Initiates and develops trials and experiments to help improve quality and efficiency in the winery.
• Participates on cross-functional continuous improvement teams for winemaking, operations, and supply chain/planning processes and procedures.
• Maintains wines within internal “gold standard” specifications from grape to bottle.
• Conducts fining trials, defect mitigation processes and general wine risk assessments.
• Conducts presentations for internal and external customers.
• Must maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, compliance, environmental and safety regulatory considerations.
• If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Enology, Winemaking, Viticulture, Fermentation Science, Plant Science, Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biological Engineering, or Chemical Engineering plus 3 years of experience in Enology, Winemaking, Viticulture or Chemistry.
• Candidates for this position must have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record. Required to obtain a California driver’s license or appropriate state driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Required to lift and move 35 pounds.
• Vision necessary to judge wine and brandy color.
• Skilled in the use of MS Word and Excel at a basic level.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Enology, Winemaking, Viticulture, Fermentation Science, Plant Science, Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biological Engineering, or Chemical Engineering plus 5 years of experience in Enology, Winemaking, Viticulture, or Chemistry.
• Two years of harvest and production related winemaking experience.

Compensation:

• Hiring Salary Range Posted: $79,100 - $118,700
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Perks & Benefits:

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.

Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.

Recruiter: Michelle ODell
Requisition ID: 102390
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