Tasting Room Host

Our Tasting Room Host is an outstanding contributor with wine hospitality experience who can, with general direction, control the flow of our Tasting Room. This position is responsible for making sure our hospitality is always at its highest level, with the primary goal of making sure that every guest has an exceptional wine-country experience at Sokol Blosser.

• Portrays the winery’s image in the Tasting Room presentation and delivery of an exceptional customer experience to every guest.
• Delivers initial tone for the customer experience and hospitality within the Tasting Room; oversees the reservation calendar; and resolves customer concerns quickly and proactively with the assistance of the Tasting Room Manager.
• Promptly answers phones and creates an exceptional telephone experience for all callers.
• Uses reservation system and is responsible for the daily flow of the Tasting Room ensuring all guests are guided through the space and all TR sales associates receive equal business volume.
• Maintains a clean environment and helps with ongoing cleaning of the tasting room and restrooms.
• Communicate with peers and managers on a regular basis to strategize, assess performance, and discuss opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities:

• 1+ years of hospitality experience (wine, retail, restaurant, etc.).
• Enthusiastic about wine and the wine/food lifestyle.
• Able to work well in a team environment and with customers.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong reasoning, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Creative thinking skills and ability to think outside the box.
• A desire to learn about anything and everything.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to lift and carry 45 lbs.; able to stand and or walk for prolonged periods.
• Be 21 years of age and have or can obtain an OLCC server’s permit.

Position Comments:

• Team environment, robust benefit package, and competitive pay.
• The position is hourly; variable schedule.
• Base hourly pay plus tips, commissions, and gratuities can make up to $23 per hour.

Located in the heart of the beautiful Dundee Hills in Oregon wine country, we are one of the state’s LAST REMAINING pioneering wineries THAT IS STILL family-owned and operated. We are passionately committed to creating world-class wines that express our distinctive hillside vineyards. We also have a steadfast commitment to being good citizens in our community and good to the earth: we are a certified B Corp, our barrel cellar is LEED certified, and our estate vineyard is certified organic. If you are looking for a terrific opportunity to work for a company where no idea is left unturned and you can utilize your proven experience to make a difference, we would love for you to submit your complete resume and cover letter. We offer a competitive benefits package with medical, dental, vision and EAP, 401k and company match, generous PTO plan, and wine allocations.

Sokol Blosser is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

When our parents Susan Sokol and Bill Blosser planted their first vines in the Dundee Hills AVA (American Viticultural Area) of the Willamette Valley 1971, they needed all of their youthful self-confidence, energy and determination to make their way because, at the time, there was no wine industry in Oregon. Today, with over 900 wineries and more than 37,000 acres of planted vineyards, Oregon has grown exponentially and its wines are available throughout the world. Sokol Blosser has survived, grown and prospered as a family-owned and run operation, and we are proud to have been part of developing and shaping Oregon’s now prominent wine industry. We create wines of world class quality that are produced sustainably, mindful of the environment, that express the distinctive flavors of our hillside vineyards. Sokol Blosser wines reflect who we are – our values and our sense of place. We hope you enjoy them.