Wine Specialist (Wine Jobs: Wine Retail & Sommelier)

  Wine-Searcher

  Auckland, Auckland/Northland

Wine-Searcher is an online Search Engine for wines and spirits.  Recognised globally, the company’s head office and online research team is based in New Lynn, Auckland.  Wine-Searcher helps wine-lovers find their perfect wine or spirit, at the right price - anywhere in the world. To do this, we require specialists with in-depth knowledge of the wines and spirits of different countries, an understanding of local growing regions, methods used by producers, and the intricacies of local wine and spirit naming. 

You will work day-to-day with other Wine Specialists to match local wine details into our global database of more than eight million wines and to add to the encyclopedia that we are building around the world of wine and spirits.

We require:

• Official wine-related qualifications 
• Strong knowledge of international wines.
• An in-depth understanding of one or more international wine-growing regions such as: Italy, Germany, Bordeaux,Oregon, Chile etc.
• Very detailed understanding of a region’s language/s and specific wine-naming conventions.
• Familiarity with basic data and reporting to support online research.
• An ability to work unsupervised with a high degree of accuracy on detail-orientated tasks.
• Fluent in spoken and written English as well as a local language such as: German, Italian, Spanish, or French.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with an international wine team with specialized knowledge.
• Be part of a globally recognised brand.
• Capability to increase your knowledge of the wines of the world.