A wine company has launched a dream summer job for wine lovers - and you will be paid £600 for just a few days' work in the sunshine. Majestic, the well known UK wine retailer, is advertising for a “Vintern” who it says will be paid the equivalent of a £52,000 a year salary to drink on holiday.
The chosen worker will travel to a Portuguese vineyard to enjoy delicious wine from its source. It says the the role was created to help Majestic’s Wine Club decide if all wine tastes better abroad than at home.
The Vintern will go on a three-day placement to try wines from Majestic’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case. The successful candidate will be able to take a friend with them on the trip to the Quinta Da Boavista vineyard, the Daily Star reports.
They will then need to sip the same wines back home in the UK to decide the argument. No previous wine tasting experience is necessary but you must have a passion for wine and a valid passport.
In addition to flights and accommodation, they will receive £600 remuneration for the three day’s work – the equivalent of a £52,000 annual salary. The working day will start with a guided tour of the vineyard by traditional horse and carriage, followed by visits to the wine cellar and barrel room to appreciate the full process from grape to bottle.
Their next responsibility will be to sample a series of wines and premium olive oils, with the drinks coming from five regions around Portugal: the Algarve, Alentejo, Lisboa, Douro, and Vinho Verdes. The working day finishes early in this role as the Vintern and their plus one tuck into a three-course lunch, paired with the vineyard’s own tipples.
The Quinta Da Boavista vineyard is run by family-owned business Casa Santos Lima. It was named as the “Best Portuguese Producer” at the prestigious Mundus Vini 2021 wine awards.
Findings will be published on the Majestic website, which it says will confirm once and for all if wine actually tastes better on holiday.
Aspiring wine tasters can apply for the position HERE. by submitting 200 words on why they believe they deserve the role and their opinion on the matter of whether wine tastes better abroad.
Applications close on August 19 2022 and the role will start in September, on a date agreed by Majestic and the successful applicant.
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