Vineyard Owner/Manager

Key position responsible for managing the day to day activities of a working vineyard.

Tasks:

• Directs growing, cultivation, and maintenance of vineyards;
• turns a conventional vineyard into a sustainable or organic one as desired;
• coordinates with the winemaker and owners to schedule care of vines;
• oversees the vineyard crew and consultants;
• monitors water usage or dry farming; keeps up heavy equipment;
• schedules appropriate sampling or analysis of grape nutrients;
• estimates crop yield; maintains records;
• leads crew safety meetings; and coordinates with winery operations.

For this Position, the skills required could have been developed through on the job training, previous work experience in other related roles and through specialised and/or vocation training and/or through a Tertiary Qualification in Science, Humanities or Commerce.

Specialist vocational training and further education are available through the following institutions:

• Marcus Oldham Farm Management College
• Longerenong College

Tertiary Education Providers

NSW

• Charles Sturt University
• University of New England
• The University of Sydney
• Western Sydney University
• Macquarie University
• Southern Cross University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Newcastle
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• Avondale College of Higher Education

Victoria

• Australian Catholic University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• RMIT University
• Deakin University
• Monash University
• Victoria University
• Federation University
• University of Divinity
• La Trobe
• The University of Melbourne
• Eastern College

South Australia

• Flinders University
• The University of South Australia
• The University of Adelaide
• Torrens University
• Tabor College of Higher Education

Western Australia

• Curtin University
• The University of Western Australia
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• The University of Notre Dame

Tasmania

• University of Tasmania

Queensland

• James Cook University
• The University of Queensland
• Bond University
• The University of Southern Queensland
• Griffith University 
• CQUniversity
• The University of the Sunshine Coast
• Queensland University of Technology

Australian Capital Territory

• Australian National University
• University of Canberra

Northern Territory

• Charles Darwin University