The Duckhorn Portfolio is North America’s premier luxury wine company. We were established in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn. Today, our portfolio features some of North America’s most revered wineries, including Decoy, Paraduxx, Goldeneye, Migration, Canvasback, Calera, Kosta Browne, Greenwing, Postmark and Sonoma-Cutrer.
The Grower & Estate Vineyard Manager is responsible for procuring high quality grapes that meet brand standards, costs, and long-range planning goals for both Kosta Browne and Goldeneye brands in The Duckhorn Portfolio. Ability to cultivate strong ongoing grower relationships and develop new grower relationships through good communication and professional approach with a solid knowledge of viticulture, strong negotiation, and communication skills. In addition, the management of third-party farming companies for approximately 70 acres of Estate Vineyards. Including budget responsibility in accordance with approved farm plans. This position develops specific goals and quality objectives for winegrowing to meet brand required quality parameters and ensures adherence to seasonal goals with third-party management companies. Planning, implementation and tracking capital projects.
What we will ask you to do:
- Cultivates good relationships with winemaking teams, growers, and third-party management companies. Through timely communication and strong skill set.
- Makes pricing recommendations, strategy and negotiates contractual agreements, with growers and third-party management companies.
- Participates in the development and management of vineyard operating and capital expense budgets.
- Coordinates harvest with winemaking, winery receiving schedules and bin logistics with growers and third-party management companies.
- Proactively manages vineyard activities with third-party farming companies, in accordance with approved farm plans, ensuring quality, productivity, sustainability and safety objectives are achieved.
- Collaborates with Estate Viticulture team on annual Farm Plans, in seasonal communication and capital projects.
- Participate and assist in organizing annual review of wines and grower tastings to evolve and adjust viticulture strategies to optimize wine quality and cost directives.
- Effectively communicates and works with all growers to evolve viticulture strategies to optimize wine quality, while maintaining cost directives and long-term supply.
What you will need:
- BS in Viticulture or related Science
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Grower Relations and/or farming premium Winegrapes.
- Valid California driver’s license with clean record
- Excellent computer skills including database management, spreadsheets, and word processing.
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Strong negotiation skills and maintain professionalism under pressure.
What we will provide:
- Health benefits for you and your family, including medical/dental/vision (with a competitively priced employee contribution to premium), and disability, life, & pet insurance.
- Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
- 401k plan where we invest 10% of your wages every year for your retirement at no cost to you, subject to management discretion.
- A diverse team of coworkers that care about each other in a fun, exciting work environment
- A company that promotes from within, provides great training and a generous tuition reimbursement program
