Viticulture (wine growing)
Ask any winemaker and they’ll tell you the magic in New Zealand’s wines is in the innovative approach to growing and caring for vines.
Job overview
If working outdoors appeals, and you want to see the fruits of your labour grow, this industry is for you. Wine companies and growers need talented, smart people to manage growth and harvest grapes.
Watch our videos about opportunities working in the wine industry
Skills and experience
- Good level of fitness
- Love for working outdoors
- Team player with excellent communication skills
- Skills with tools and machinery an advantage
- Honest, reliable, and organised
- Current driver’s licence
- Able and eligible to work in New Zealand
- Eager to learn and train while you work
- Growsafe certificate desirable
News from our learners and employers
Growing up in Bulgaria in a region where winemaking has been a way of life for hundreds of years introduced Marlborough winemaker Diana Katardzhieva to her lifelong career.
Primary ITO has responded to the wine growing industry’s need for a programme dedicated to their unique requirements.
I was met with a huge hug from one of our fantastic success stories, the lovely Ohu Unga, a former Trades Academy student at Waiheke High School who is now working at Casita Miro Vineyard.
Starting the learning journey later on their mahi path is making a positive difference to the lives of two East Coast horticulture workers and their whānau.