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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)

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 %