Tasting Room Consultant

Round Barn Estate

Position Overview

Round Barn Estate is seeking knowledgeable, outgoing, and hospitality-driven Tasting Room Consultants to join our team. As a high-volume destination featuring estate-produced wine, craft beer, and spirits, along with food, live entertainment, and special events, our Tasting Room Consultants play a key role in introducing guests to the full Round Barn beverage portfolio and creating memorable tasting experiences.

This position combines exceptional guest service, product education, and retail sales. Tasting Room Consultants guide guests through tastings of Round Barn wines, beers, and spirits, share product knowledge and brand stories, make personalized recommendations, and help guests discover beverages that match their individual preferences.

The ideal candidate is engaging, confident, sales-minded, and excited to learn about and represent the wines, beers, and spirits that Round Barn produces and serves.

Key Responsibilities

• Welcome guests and provide an engaging, personalized tasting room experience.
• Conduct tastings of wine, craft beer, spirits, and other Round Barn beverage offerings in an informative, approachable, and entertaining manner.
• Develop and maintain strong knowledge of Round Barn wines, beers, and spirits, including flavor profiles, tasting notes, ingredients, production methods, and brand history.
• Educate guests about the differences between products and provide thoughtful recommendations based on individual tastes and preferences.
• Share the story behind Round Barn's winemaking, brewing, and distilling programs.
• Promote bottle sales, packaged beer, spirits, retail products, memberships, and other available guest experiences.
• Build meaningful connections with guests while maintaining efficient service during high-volume periods.
• Accurately enter orders and process payments using the point-of-sale system.
• Maintain organized, clean, and fully stocked tasting and retail areas.
• Assist with opening, closing, stocking, inventory organization, and daily side work.
• Properly pour, handle, and store wine, beer, spirits, glassware, and beverage products.
• Follow responsible alcohol service practices and verify guest identification as required.
• Communicate effectively with tasting room staff, bartenders, servers, managers, production teams, and other property departments.
• Assist with special events, concerts, private functions, and peak-volume operations as needed.
• Stay informed about current products, seasonal releases, promotions, events, memberships, and property offerings.
• Represent the Round Barn brand with professionalism, enthusiasm, and genuine hospitality.

Qualifications

• Previous winery, brewery, distillery, tasting room, retail, restaurant, hospitality, or sales experience preferred.
• Knowledge of wine, craft beer, and spirits is strongly preferred; enthusiasm and willingness to learn are essential.
• Interest in learning about winemaking, brewing, distilling, and beverage production.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable speaking with individuals and groups in a guest-facing environment.
• Ability to confidently recommend and sell products without creating a high-pressure experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple guests and priorities simultaneously.
• Positive, professional, and team-oriented attitude.
• Ability to remain composed and engaging during high-volume service periods.
• Dependable, punctual, and available to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, holidays, concerts, and special events.
• Ability to meet all applicable requirements for serving alcoholic beverages.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

This position operates in a fast-paced winery, brewery, distillery, and hospitality environment and may include both indoor and outdoor guest service areas. Team members should be prepared to work in varying seasonal weather conditions depending on operational needs.

The position requires the ability to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
• Frequently bend, reach, twist, and move throughout tasting and retail areas.
• Regularly lift and carry cases of wine, beer, spirits, and other supplies weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Safely handle glassware, bottles, cans, kegs, and service equipment as appropriate.
• Work efficiently in crowded and high-volume guest environments.
• Maintain professionalism, enthusiasm, and attention to detail throughout the shift.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal Round Barn Estate Tasting Room Consultant is passionate about hospitality, enjoys connecting with people, and is excited to share the full Round Barn story and beverage portfolio.

You are naturally engaging, curious about wine, beer, and spirits, and comfortable helping guests explore new flavors and products. You understand that a great tasting experience is about more than pouring a beverage—it is about education, storytelling, building relationships, and creating memorable moments that turn first-time visitors into loyal guests and brand ambassadors.

Round Barn Estate is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Pay: $13.73 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Paid training

Work Location: In person