How much does an Wine technician earn
A Wine technician earns between $1.671 and $12.205 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.093 and a median salary of $2.671 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 81 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 4.093 | 49.112 | 1.023 | 19 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.671 | 20.054 | 418 | 8 |
| Median Salary | 2.671 | 32.052 | 668 | 12 |
| 3º Quartile | 9.308 | 111.698 | 2.327 | 43 |
| Higher Salary | 12.205 | 146.462 | 3.051 | 57 |
Professional job categories
- Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- biochemistry and biotechnology technicians
- wenologists, perfumers and aromatists
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Main workplaces
Wenologists, perfumers and aromatists they work in the manufacture of food and beverage products (enologist) and in the manufacture of chemical products (aromarist and perfumer). They are employees with a formal contract and work without supervision. The winemaker works individually and the others as a team. Specialists carry out their duties indoors and during the day. Eventually, the aromatist and the perfumer are exposed to toxic materials.
What does it take to work in the field of Wenologists, perfumers and aromatists
For the exercise of these occupations, high school education is required (aromarists and perfumers). In the case of the winemaker, training can be extended to the post-secondary level of technology. The full performance of the activities occurs after five years of professional experience. Aptitude for sensory analysis is essential.
Functions and activities of Wine technician
Wenologists, perfumers and aromatists must:
Activities
- evaluate aroma stability after application in the base (final product).;
- demonstrate leadership spirit;
- recommend planting the tested and approved grape varieties;
- track flaws in scents, fragrances and foundation (product final);
- elaborate composite and liqueur wines;
- research new equipment for the elaboration of wines and grape and wine derivatives;
- suggest use of scents and fragrances developed;
- promote visits to historic buildings and wine cellars;
- research winemaking processes and grape and wine derivatives;
- define the amount of raw materials in each formula;
- perform physical control analyses, chemical, biochemical and microbiological in the phases of the processes;
- evaluate results of analytical controls performed in laboratories;
- elaborate documents with nutritional information about flavors;
- elaborate procedures for the production of new aromas;
- research processes of elaboration of products derived from grapes and wine;
- guid personnel regarding the hygiene of equipment and utensils used in the production process;
- control process of bottling of wines and grape and wine derivatives (filtration, filling, sealing, labeling and packaging);
- provide technical support for cost and profitability calculations;
- provide technical services in official research and inspection bodies of the wine sector;
- analyze the quality of clarifiers and filter aids;
- deliver courses, training, lectures and conferences in your area of expertise;
- recommend vine cultivation practices (pruning, vegetative canopy management, phytosanitary treatments );
- keep up to date with sector-specific legislation;
- research raw materials and technologies for flavor and fragrance formulas;
- weighing formulas in the laboratory for evaluation;
- evaluating compatibility between raw materials (chemical, natural and synthetic compounds);
- elaborate new products and new derivatives of grapes and wine;
- demonstrate ability to work in a team;
- elaborate concentrated grape juices;
- elaborate sparkling wines;
- communicate in a foreign language;
- define equipment for winemaking and grape and wine derivatives;
- demonstrate creativity;
- elaborate a technical description of the natural and synthetic components present in the flavors and fragrances;
- qualify personnel in creation and application laboratory activities;
- elaborate vinegars;
- evaluate the quality of containers and closures;
- elaborate �wine coolers�;
- provide technical consultancy to the industrial area;
- demonstrate keen sensory ability;
- analyze the quality of labels, stickers and boxes;
- suggest the use of scents and fragrances developed;
- elaborate documentation relevant to the current flavor legislation;
- interpreting market research results;
- suggest modifications to aromas, fragrances and base (product final);
- control vinification process (receipts of grapes, juice extraction, fermentation among others);
- test new oenological inputs;
- interpreting �briefing� (customer needs);
- define the characteristics (color, aroma and flavor) of the product to be developed;
- evaluate the tasting profile of the raw materials, the final product and the first productions;
- evaluate the degree of ripeness of the grapes (brix degree, total acidity, tannin maturation , fruit health) to define batches and harvest time;
- develop processes for company registration;
- monitor production of new aromas;
- evaluate the results of analytical controls performed in the laboratories;
- provide technical assistance to the commercial area in customer service;
- evaluate decisions of class entities and public bodies;
- evaluate the quality of ferments and enzyme complexes;
- evaluate the results of analytical controls carried out in the laboratories;
- elaborate production, inventory and marketing reports to the inspection body ;
- perform sensory analysis (visual, olfactory and tasting) during the elaboration, in the final product in competing products;
- develop, in partnership, projects to restore the historical heritage of wine;
- physically-chemically stabilize the wine through refrigeration;
- develop processes for product registration;
- perform sensory analysis of market products and launches;
- define wine blends;
- evaluate the phytosanitary status of the grapes received;
- elaborate wine samples with tested grapes;
- demonstrate ability to take initiative;
- apply tested and defined inputs to every step of the process;
- evaluate compatibility of raw materials with the base (final product);
- qualify partners for outsourced production processes;
- evaluate the olfactory profile of the raw materials, the final product and the first productions;
- demonstrate ability to concentrate;
- recommend systems for driving and spacing vineyards;
- evaluate wines and grape and wine derivatives, aromas and fragrances at national congresses and internal;
- evaluate fragrance stability after application on foundation (final product);
- analyze the quality of stabilizers and preservatives;
- define suitable planting systems for the varieties chosen for testing;
- self-control;
- define suitable grape types for the wine to be developed;
- elaborate cognacs (brandies) , graspas and other spirits;
- keep up to date with industry-specific legislation;
- define types of products and their production processes;
- perform expertise required in legal proceedings as evidence and counter-evidence ;
Sectors that hire Wine technician the most in the job market
- wine making
- grape growing
- temporary labor lease
- manufacture of juices from fruits, vegetables and vegetables
- retail beverages
- manufacture of refreshments, syrups and powders for refreshments
- coffee growing
- building materials retail trade
- manufacture of other spirits and distilled beverages
- combined office and administrative support services
