Vineyard cellar master to vineyard manager
A vineyard cellar master already meets 38% of what the vineyard manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.1/ 100
1 How much of what a vineyard manager is expected to do is already part of a vineyard cellar master’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the vineyard manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vineyard manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a vineyard cellar master already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control grape quality
- control wine quality
- health and safety regulations
- manage agricultural staff
- manage production enterprise
- manage wine production
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard cellar master background worth leading with.
- already held manage wine production management skills
- already held control wine quality information skills
- already held winery production process engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held control grape quality information skills
- already held monitor winemaking process information skills
- already held manage agricultural staff management skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the vineyard manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn viticulture required
- still to learn fertilisation principles required
- still to learn pest control in plants required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- still to learn manage technical aspects of vineyard production required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- still to learn agricultural business management required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- still to learn evaluate vineyard problems required
- still to learn manage chemical testing procedures required
- still to learn monitor grounds maintenance required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage technical aspects of vineyard production practise this
- 02 agricultural business management study this
- 03 evaluate vineyard problems practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held control grape quality skill
- already held control wine quality skill
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held manage agricultural staff skill
- already held manage production enterprise skill
- already held manage wine production skill
- already held monitor winemaking process skill
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held winery production process knowledge
- already held organic farming knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn oversee vineyard floor activities required
- optional, not held develop grape growing techniques optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop grape growing techniques optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
11 held skills the vineyard manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on wine quality improvement skill
- not needed by the target role clean drink dispense lines skill
- not needed by the target role crush grapes skill
- not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
- not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage cellar operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage cellar stocks skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fermentation skill
- not needed by the target role prepare compressed gas cylinders skill
- not needed by the target role supervise the wine cellar skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn agricultural business management required
- still to learn viticulture required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn fertilisation principles required
- still to learn pest control in plants required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
Other moves recorded from vineyard cellar master
Common questions about this move
Can a vineyard cellar master become a vineyard manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A vineyard cellar master already covers 38% of what a vineyard manager is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 9 of which the vineyard manager role treats as required.
What skills does a vineyard cellar master need to become a vineyard manager?
13 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is manage technical aspects of vineyard production.
How hard is the move from vineyard cellar master to vineyard manager?
Its learning distance is 65.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.