Vineyard supervisor to vineyard cellar master
A vineyard supervisor already meets 34% of what the vineyard cellar master role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.3/ 100
1 How much of what a vineyard cellar master is expected to do is already part of a vineyard supervisor’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 cellar master role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vineyard cellar master role treats 6 of its required skills as things a vineyard supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control grape quality
- manage cellar operations
- manage wine production
- monitor winemaking process
- supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
- winery production process
What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard cellar master role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held manage cellar operations management skills
- already held manage wine production management 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 7 carried skills, including the 6 the vineyard cellar master role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 control wine quality required
- still to learn monitor fermentation required
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- still to learn advise on wine quality improvement required
- still to learn train employees required
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn manage cellar stocks required
- still to learn supervise the wine cellar required
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- still to learn clean drink dispense lines required
- still to learn prepare compressed gas cylinders required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn crush grapes required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard cellar master role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 clean drink dispense lines practise this
- 02 crush grapes practise this
- 03 manage cellar stocks 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held control grape quality skill
- already held manage cellar operations 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 manage agricultural staff skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held organic farming optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held organic farming optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
43 held skills the vineyard cellar master role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop grape growing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
- not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard problems skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard quality skill
- not needed by the target role execute disease and pest control activities skill
- not needed by the target role fertilisation principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role harvest grapes skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vineyard machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manage grape harvest skill
- not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role manage technical aspects of vineyard production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor daily work skill
- not needed by the target role monitor grapes skill
- not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
- not needed by the target role organise wine cellar skill
- not needed by the target role oversee vineyard floor activities skill
- not needed by the target role participate in vine preparation skill
- not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant vine yards skill
- not needed by the target role prepare equipment for harvest skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role supervise horticultural crews skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role tend vines skill
- not needed by the target role variety of grapes knowledge
3 further entries not listed here
2 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 health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held organic farming optional
Common questions about this move
Can a vineyard supervisor become a vineyard cellar master?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A vineyard supervisor already covers 34% of what a vineyard cellar master is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the vineyard cellar master role treats as required.
What skills does a vineyard supervisor need to become a vineyard cellar master?
11 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is clean drink dispense lines.
How hard is the move from vineyard supervisor to vineyard cellar master?
Its learning distance is 66.3 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.