Wine retailer Majestic is recruiting for a trainee taster with applications invited for the ultimate summer job. The store is advertising for its first ever ‘Vintern,’ who will be paid the equivalent of £52,000 a year to investigate if wine does taste better abroad.
The new Vintern will visit the breathtaking Quinta Da Boavista vineyard in Portugal on a three-day placement, and can even take a friend along. In addition to flights and accommodation, the successful applicant will receive £600 remuneration for the three day’s work - the equivalent of a £52,000 annual salary.
Applicants need no prior experience except a passion for wine and a valid passport, and will enjoy beautiful bottles from Majestic’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case whilst on location and then retry the same bottles back at home for comparison. The Quinta Da Boavista vineyard is run by family-owned business Casa Santos Lima and was distinguished as the ‘Best Portuguese Producer’ by the prestigious ‘Mundus Vini 2021’ wine awards.
Vintern’s 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 is to sample a series of delectable wine and premium olive oils, tasting wines from five regions around Portugal: the Algarve, Alentejo, Lisboa, Douro, and Vinho Verdes. The working day concludes early in this role, with the Vintern and their plus one tucking into a three-course lunch, paired with the vineyard’s own tipples.
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 commence in September, on a date agreed by Majestic and the successful applicant.
Majestic Wine Club provides members with four cases of wine throughout the year that have been selected by their expert buyer to reflect a new region or element of wine making. If this summer position proves successful, then the brand will consider making further Vinternships available during subsequent seasons.
