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? (March 2012)

In contrast to the rest of the country, the Summer in Central Otago was dry, warm and even hot. Spectacular weather coincided with Xmas and New Year (not that common here!), with December one of the driest on record. This put more emphasis on irrigation scheduling, but the growth was steady and controlled, with no disease pressure and great looking, open canopies.

We received our first real rain in the second week of January, and the weather since then has been a little unsettled (though still largely warm), with further rain dumps at the end of January and then end of February. The rain has resulted in larger than average bunches (after initially looking moderately sized) and as the berries enlarge, botrytis pressure will increase leading into harvest. However, the open canopies across the board will help mitigate these effects.

All the canopies were clipped up and trimmed as veraison began in late January, with the last of the nets put on a fortnight ago. Green thinning and net-mending will tide us over until harvest kicks into gear at the end of March. However, we have already begun harvesting the Quartz Reef sparkling base, beginning on Thursday the 8th of March. Fortunately, the bunches are smaller than they were in 2011, and there is far less disease present, so 2012 has the makings of being a moderately high cropping, yet also high quality harvest and vintage.