Employment « Vinewise

Permanent Employment

Cromwell lies in the heart of breathtaking Central Otago, a gateway to outdoor pursuits and sporting adventures.

A low rainfall and continental climate ensures fantastic, sunny weather with hot summers and cold winters. We have an experienced, passionate, multi-cultural team of permanent vineyard staff and occasionally, vacancies do arise.

If you are moving to Central Otago and have experience in the industry then please make contact with us. We are always on the lookout for career-driven, long-term prospects with a passion for viticulture.

Casual Employment

Due to the seasonal nature of vineyards, we are often on the lookout for casual staff to join our ranks.

We are a friendly workforce of mixed gender with varied ages and cultural backgrounds that can accommodate anyone with a love for the outdoors and a keen, can-do attitude.

Please watch this space and come back regularly to check on our current vacancies.

Vinewise Current Vacancies

We currently have no seasonal vacancies available. Please check back again soon.

What Are We Doing? (November 2011)

A rainy day in Central and our first opportunity to update our happenings for some time. The Vinewise team did very well at the annual Silver Secateurs regional pruning competition, coming in equal first to follow on from Grant Rolston’s solo success the year before.

Spring weather began very, very dry with bud burst in the last week of September or first week of October. Several rain events in October then helped return some moisture to the soil and growth accelerated. However, a major weather event on the 4th and 5th of November saw snow on some vineyards and very cold arctic blasts resulting in some frost damage, particularly at the higher altitude vineyards. Luckily, the damage was scattered and minimal.

As Spring comes to an end and Summer begins, the weather has been up and down. One day warm, dry and calm, the next cold, wet and windy. We are coming to the end of shoot thinning on the Cromwell side of the Kawarau Gorge and wires are already up in most places. It won’t be long before we’re clipping and the vines begin flowering.