Assistant Tasting Room Manager - Orin Swift Cellars
Location: Saint Helena, CA, US, 94574
Date: Oct 13, 2026
Company: Gallo
Job Req ID: 107764
Job Type: Full-time
Work Category: Onsite
Application Close Date: 10/18/2026
Sponsorship: Not Available
Compensation: $81,000 - $121,400
We are GALLO
We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” GALLO’s sustainably driven, luxury wine portfolio includes iconic brands like Rombauer Vineyards, Pahlmeyer, Orin Swift Cellars, Louis M. Martini, J Vineyards & Winery, and Maze Row Wine Merchant (U.S. importer and exporter of fine wines). You can find our complete portfolio here.
View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.
A Taste of What You'll Do
As an Assistant Manager of the Tasting Room, you’ll help bring our brand to life through memorable guest experiences, engaging wine education, and exceptional service. You’ll lead day-to-day tasting room operations while helping the team achieve sales, wine club membership, and guest engagement goals. You’ll coach and develop tasting room employees, coordinate daily staffing and workflow, and foster a welcoming environment where team members can perform at their best. From leading product presentations and supporting consumer events to overseeing onboarding and providing timely performance feedback, you’ll play an important role in building a knowledgeable, service-focused team. You’ll also help manage inventory, supplies, schedules, reporting, point-of-sale and customer relationship management systems, and the secure handling of customer information. Working closely with team members and business partners, you’ll support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and safe, responsible hospitality.
This is an opportunity to combine leadership, wine knowledge, and commercial expertise in a highly visible guest-facing role. If you enjoy developing people, creating elevated consumer experiences, and turning brand strategy into meaningful results, we invite you to join our team.
Why Orin Swift?
Since opening our doors in 2013, we’ve been inviting wine enthusiasts—both old friends and new—to experience our unique approach to winemaking. Now, a decade later, we’ve expanded and reimagined our wine tasting experiences, transforming the historic downtown St. Helena bank building into a space that embodies the spirit of Orin Swift. Every detail, from the raw, industrial-inspired design to our thoughtfully curated tasting options, reflects our commitment to artistry and innovation.
What You'll Need
- High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of wine sales, luxury sales, brand marketing, retail or hospitality experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Associate’s Degree plus 6 years of wine sales, luxury sales, brand marketing, retail or hospitality experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of wine sales, luxury sales, brand marketing, retail or hospitality experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
- Required to be 21 years of age or older.
- Required to work weekends and a flexible schedule.
- Required to lift and move cases of product weighing up to 45 pounds.
- Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
- Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
- Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
- Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
- Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
How You'll Stand Out
- Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of wine sales, retail sales, or hospitality experience; possession of CSW, Certified Sommelier or WSET Advanced Certifications; and detailed knowledge of wine and wine production.
- Skilled in communication, presentation, sales, customer service, personal selling, time management, and public speaking, with experience effectively presenting information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
- Skilled in the use of a cash register and basic Microsoft Office applications; proficient in CRM, POS or Salesforce; and knowledgeable about federal and state legal compliance related to tasting room operations.
- Skilled in calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; applying concepts of basic algebra and geometry; and solving practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables.
To view the full job description, please click here.
Our Benefits & Perks
We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.
The Fine Print
- The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
- We offer a broad salary range to allow for long-term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
- This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
- It is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.
Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).
We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.
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