Winetender

Winetender | Wine, Food & Hospitality

Domenico Winery + Osteria | San Carlos, CA
Part-Time | $17.75/hour + Tips

Come Pour With Us

Domenico Winery + Osteria is looking for an outgoing, hospitality-driven Winetender to join our team in San Carlos.

We’re a family-owned winery and Osteria is built around something pretty simple: great wine, great food, and making people feel genuinely welcome. Our Winetenders are at the center of that experience.

This isn’t just a job pouring wine. You’ll tell the stories behind the wines, guide guests through tastings, recommend bottles and food pairings, introduce guests to our wine club, and help turn a first-time visitor into someone who can’t wait to come back.

If you love talking about wine, connecting with people, and creating memorable experiences around the table, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

As a Winetender, you’ll work across our tasting room and Osteria experience, combining wine knowledge, sales, and genuine hospitality.

You’ll:

• Welcome guests and create a warm, engaging experience from the moment they arrive
• Guide guests through wine tastings with confidence, personality, and storytelling
• Learn and communicate the stories, characteristics, and production behind Domenico wines
• Recommend wines based on guest preferences and suggest thoughtful food pairings
• Take and manage food orders while maintaining attentive, polished service
• Introduce guests to our Wine Club, explain membership benefits, and complete new member sign-ups
• Assist members with Wine Club releases and pick-ups
• Drive bottle, tasting, food, merchandise, and Wine Club sales through genuine recommendations—not scripted sales pitches
• Use Toast POS to accurately enter orders and process transactions
• Prepare espresso and coffee beverages
• Restock wine, merchandise, glassware, and service supplies throughout the shift
• Maintain polished tasting and dining areas and impeccably clean glassware
• Work alongside the Osteria, wine, and culinary teams to create a seamless guest experience
• Help create the kind of atmosphere where guests arrive for a tasting and end up staying for dinner

Who We’re Looking For

Wine knowledge is important, but hospitality comes first.

Our ideal Winetender is someone who is curious, personable, confident, and genuinely enjoys taking care of people.

We’d love to meet someone who has:

• Previous wine, tasting room, restaurant, or hospitality experience
• A genuine interest in wine, food, and hospitality
• Strong communication skills and the ability to comfortably engage with different types of guests
• A natural ability to recommend and sell without making the experience feel transactional
• Attention to detail and pride in maintaining a polished workspace
• The ability to stay organized and positive during busy service periods
• A team-first attitude and willingness to jump in wherever needed
• A desire to continue learning about wine and food

Previous wine sales or tasting room experience is preferred, but we’re also interested in great hospitality professionals who are excited to deepen their wine knowledge.

Sommelier certification or formal wine education is a plus, but not required.

Experience with Toast POS is also a plus.

Requirements

• California Food Handler Card or able to obtain upon being hired
• California Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Certification or able to obtain upon being hired
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Availability Wednesday through Sunday
• Reliable transportation to San Carlos, CA

What We Offer

• $17.75/hour + tips
• Employee discounts on wine and dining
• Hands-on wine education and continued learning
• Opportunities to expand your knowledge of food and wine pairing
• A collaborative, family-owned environment
• The opportunity to represent a local winery and build relationships with our guests and Wine Club members

About Domenico Winery + Osteria

For more than 17 years, Domenico Winery has brought people together through wine, food, and hospitality.

Our San Carlos winery and Osteria combine the relaxed energy of an Italian gathering place with the creativity and spirit of California wine country. Whether someone joins us for their first tasting, a favorite bottle, dinner with friends, or their Wine Club pick-up, our goal is the same:

Make them feel like they’re part of the family.

If that sounds like your kind of hospitality, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $17.75 per hour + tips
Work Location: In person — San Carlos, CA 94070