# Competences — oenologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/497a65bf-04e5-48ed-939e-2a68419f8144).

## Essential

- **analyse samples of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **apply GMP** (skill/competence)
- **apply HACCP** (skill/competence)
- **apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **assist bottling** (skill/competence)
- **beverages filtration processes** (knowledge)
- **biotechnology** (knowledge)
- **blend beverages** (skill/competence)
- **check bottles for packaging** (skill/competence)
- **exert quality control to processing food** (skill/competence)
- **fermentation processes of beverages** (knowledge)
- **filter wine** (skill/competence)
- **financial capability** (knowledge)
- **food and beverage industry** (knowledge)
- **handle wine sales** (skill/competence)
- **manage wine cellar inventory** (skill/competence)
- **mark differences in colours** (skill/competence)
- **monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **monitor the process of wine production** (skill/competence)
- **monitor winemaking process** (skill/competence)
- **operate pasteurisation processes** (skill/competence)
- **pathogenic microorganisms in food** (knowledge)
- **perform detailed food processing operations** (skill/competence)
- **perform sensory evaluation of food products** (skill/competence)
- **prepare containers for beverage fermentation** (skill/competence)
- **quality assurance methodologies** (knowledge)
- **set production facilities standards** (skill/competence)
- **store wine** (skill/competence)
- **tend wine manufacturing machines** (skill/competence)
- **types of wine** (knowledge)
- **variety of grapes** (knowledge)
- **wine blending** (knowledge)
- **wine characteristics** (knowledge)
- **wine fermentation process** (knowledge)
- **winery production process** (knowledge)

## Optional

- age alcoholic beverages in vats (skill/competence)
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries (skill/competence)
- apply control process statistical methods (skill/competence)
- attend to detail in preparation for audits (skill/competence)
- chemical constitution of grapes (knowledge)
- control grape quality (skill/competence)
- control of expenses (skill/competence)
- control wine quality (skill/competence)
- describe flavour of different wines (skill/competence)
- handle chemical cleaning agents (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- identify market niches (skill/competence)
- implement marketing strategies (skill/competence)
- implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
- liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- measure the strength of distillation (skill/competence)
- mitigate waste of resources (skill/competence)
- monitor centrifugal separators (skill/competence)
- processes of foods and beverages manufacturing (knowledge)
- rack wines (skill/competence)
- supervise grape pressing (skill/competence)
- work in a food processing team (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 11 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- winemaking — **55 %**
- quality control — **36 %**
- fermentation management — **36 %**
- bottling — **18 %**
- chemical analysis — **18 %**
- equipment maintenance — **18 %**
- fruit processing — **18 %**
- harvest coordination — **18 %**
- inventory management — **18 %**
- lab analysis — **18 %**
- sensory evaluation — **18 %**
- wine racking — **18 %**
- vineyard management — **18 %**
- wine blending — **18 %**

### Methods

- safety protocols — **18 %**

### Responsibilities

- staff training — **18 %**
- team leadership — **18 %**
- wine production — **18 %**

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