Description
Oenologists track the wine manufacturing process in its entirety and supervise the workers in wineries. They supervise and coordinate production to ensure the quality of the wine and also give advice by determining the value and classification of wines being produced.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
types of winebeverages filtration processeswine fermentation processwine characteristicsfinancial capabilitypathogenic microorganisms in foodwine blendingfood and beverage industrywinery production processvariety of grapesquality assurance methodologiesfermentation processes of beveragesbiotechnologyprocesses of foods and beverages manufacturingchemical constitution of grapes
Practical Skills
blend beveragesapply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beveragesoperate pasteurisation processesmonitor the process of wine productionprepare containers for beverage fermentationset production facilities standardsapply HACCPexert quality control to processing foodtend wine manufacturing machinesanalyse samples of food and beveragesmonitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beveragesmonitor winemaking processperform sensory evaluation of food productshandle wine salescheck bottles for packagingperform detailed food processing operationsapply GMPassist bottlingstore winemark differences in coloursmanage wine cellar inventoryfilter winehandle chemical cleaning agentscontrol grape qualitywork in a food processing teamimplement sales strategiesliaise with colleaguescontrol of expensesanalyse production processes for improvementdescribe flavour of different winesanalyse trends in the food and beverage industriesrack winesmitigate waste of resourcesmeasure the strength of distillationage alcoholic beverages in vatsliaise with managershave computer literacycontrol wine qualityattend to detail in preparation for auditsmonitor centrifugal separatorsidentify market nichesimplement marketing strategiessupervise grape pressingapply control process statistical methods