Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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oenologist
ESCO occupation · 34 essential, 24 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
perform detailed food processing operations
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
blend beverages
analyse samples of food and beverages
filter wine
mark differences in colours
prepare containers for beverage fermentation
monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
financial capability
check bottles for packaging
wine characteristics
assist bottling
wine blending
exert quality control to processing food
perform sensory evaluation
types of wine
variety of grapes
wine fermentation process
fermentation processes of beverages
manage wine cellar inventory
apply GMP
set production facilities standards
tend wine manufacturing machines
handle wine sales
beverages filtration processes
food and beverage industry
biotechnology
apply HACCP
pathogenic microorganisms in food
operate pasteurisation processes
monitor the process of wine production
store wine properly
quality assurance methodologies
winery production process
Optional & specialised skills
control wine quality
analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
apply control process statistical methods
implement marketing strategies
age alcoholic beverages in vats
have computer literacy
work in a food processing team
analyse production processes for improvement
describe flavour of different wines
chemical constitution of grapes
measure the strength of distillation
liaise with colleagues
rack wines
implement sales strategies
control grape quality
monitor centrifugal separators
identify market niches
mitigate waste of resources
liaise with managers
control of expenses
processes of foods and beverages manufacturing
supervise grape pressing
ensure continuous preparedness for audits
handle chemicals for clean in place
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.