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Winemaker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what winemakers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most winemakers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Winemaker with hands-on experience across the full production cycle from grape intake to bottling, blending science and craft to deliver consistent wine styles. Skilled in fermentation management, laboratory analysis and cellar operations, with a focus on quality and regulatory compliance. Works closely with viticulturists and sales teams to align winemaking decisions with commercial goals.
Key skills
- Laboratory analysis
- Food safety and hygiene
- Process improvement
- Operations management
- Regulatory compliance
- Inventory management
- Vintrace
- WineScan
- pH meters
- Fermentation monitoring systems
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Managed fermentation across a 200-tonne vintage, monitoring temperature and cap management to achieve target extraction and style.
- Blended trial batches to refine a flagship red, reducing the number of fining trials needed before bottling.
- Oversaw bottling runs of 30,000 bottles, coordinating with packaging staff to meet label and closure specifications.
- Implemented a cellar hygiene schedule that cut spoilage risk across the barrel hall.
- Conducted laboratory analysis on juice and wine, including pH, titratable acidity and residual sugar, to guide winemaking decisions.
- Maintained inventory records in Vintrace, improving traceability for tank and barrel movements.
Education
Bachelor degree in Oenology, Viticulture or a related field, such as a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology, with some winemakers completing postgraduate study in oenology or business.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Wine Australia
- Australian Wine Research Institute
- HACCP
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- vintage
- fermentation
- blending
- cellar operations
- laboratory analysis
- Vintrace
- WineScan
- pH meter
- bottling
- regulatory compliance
- wine quality
- viticulture
- oenology
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.