Ideal for those wishing to pursue and further develop their winemaking career, this role offers broad exposure and training to vintage and winery operations in a dynamic setting.
You'll be working under the guidance of senior winemaking staff, gaining valuable hands-on skills across all aspects of winery operations from grape receival through to tasting and preparing wines for bottling.
Key responsibilities
Grape receival: fruit intake, sampling, weighing, analysis
Grape crushing and pressing operations
Fermentation: inoculations/yeast preparation, temperature checks, Baume testing, data entry
Cellar work: pump-overs, plunging, racking, transfers, juice/wine movements, additions (as directed)
Barrel work: filling, topping, washing, analysis checks
High standard of equipment hygiene: tanks, pumps, presses, hoses, fittings, floors
General duties: forklift, housekeeping, waste management, record keeping, safety checks
Competent laboratory techniques and perform laboratory analysis




Computer programmed winemaking record keeping and data entry skills
About you
Enthusiastic, reliable, safety-minded and a team player
Strong work ethic with ability to perform manual tasks
Comfortable working long shifts and weekends during the vintage harvest period
Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
Completed tertiary winemaking qualifications or currently studying a tertiary winemaking qualification is preferred
Previous and advanced levels of on the job winery vintage and cellar experience are required
Forklift licence required (or willingness to obtain) + current driver licence required
RSA or willingness to obtain (for occasional events)
Must have Australian work rights
About us
Petersons Wines, in partnership with Hunter Valley Wine Contractors, is a respected and long-established Hunter Valley wine producer.
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📌 Assistant Winemaker (New South Wales)
🏢 Petersons Wines
📍 New South Wales