Also called: Wine Pourer, Tasting Room Host, Taproom Server, Winery Hospitality Associate
Pours tastings for visitors at a winery, brewery, cidery or distillery and explains what's in the glass.
You set up glasses, taste the day's lineup and greet guests at the bar. You pour five wines for a couple from out of town, explain why one was aged in oak, ring up two bottles and mention the wine club.
Estimate; hourly pay plus tips and sales commission, which vary a lot with how busy the room is.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree; trained on the job. Most tasting rooms hire at 21.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Wine Studies.
Growing about average. Hiring is steady but seasonal, busiest from late spring through harvest.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps take orders and payments; pouring, storytelling and selling to visitors in person stay human.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply at winery, brewery and distillery tasting rooms in spring, before the summer and harvest rush First: Must be 21 at most tasting rooms; some states require an alcohol server card
Classes: Speech or debate, Spanish, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-3031.
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