Sonoe Hirabayashi
Sebastopol,CA
Summary
I am a skilled winemaker with experience in the wine trade. I am looking for a part-time job where I can use my knowledge and tasting abilities to provide excellent client and consumer experiences while also diversifying my professional skills in the wine business. I am a business-minded professional who approaches every task with enthusiasm and precision. As a determined wine professional, I provide exceptional service and respond to questions and inquiries promptly. I have a positive attitude and am ready to adapt to different situations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner & Winemaker
Six Cloves Wines
Sebastopol, CA
01.2017 - Current
- Manage a successful small wine brand that produces premium Northern Californian wines for both the Japanese and US wine markets
- Co-organizing and hosting numerous trade and consumer seminars and wine-tasting events with other producers and an importer.
- Regularly participate in many significant tasting events for trade clients and consumers in Japan, showcasing the exceptional quality of the wines.
Harvest Assistant
Freeman Winery
Sebastopol, CA
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Provided strong support to the winemaking team and owners by actively engaging in cellar work and providing expert advice on technical aspects of winemaking
- Took charge and participated in daily wine and juice sample tastings to make crucial decisions that dictated wine styles to meet their specific needs during harvest.
Enologist
Deloach Vineyards
Santa Rosa, California
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Successfully organized and conducted blending and addition tasting trials, and provided valuable assistance to winemakers in making crucial winemaking decisions
- Efficiently supervised a cellar team in routine work, and bottling preparation, and helped winery and tasting room staff to educate wine tasting and make quality control decisions to ensure high wine quality standards.
Enologist
Cruse Wine Co.
Petaluma, CA
05.2019 - 11.2019
- Ensured the proper maintenance of lab equipment and kept track of analytical data to correspond with custom crush clients for quality control
- Closely monitored the fermentation and aging processes, conducted thorough analysis to maintain bottling quality control, and tasted wine samples to ensure high standards were met
- Actively assisted in the cellar, crush pad, and bottling work to ensure smooth operations and fermentation.
Harvest Winemaking Assistant
Matthiasson Family Vineyards
Napa, CA
08.2017 - 11.2017
- Assisted the proprietor/winemaker in professionally setting up a small lab and sourcing lab equipment and materials for a newly acquired winery
- Responsible for maintaining the lab, analytical records, fermentation monitoring by taste and analysis, data entries, and creating SOPs
- Performed all aspects of harvest cellar work and basic forklift operations with great care and proficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Viticulture and Enology
University of California, Davis
05.2011
Skills
- Extensive knowledge of California wines through winemaking and viticulture career
- Excellent educator and taster, and have a great passion for wine
- Well experienced in consumer trends of different segments, from premium to casual wines
- Hardworking, punctual, and great in teamwork
- Business Management
- Administrative Oversight
- Forklift Operation
- Troubleshooting and Diagnosis
- MS Office
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Javanese
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Harvest Assistant
Freeman Winery
07.2022 - 11.2023
Enologist
Deloach Vineyards
08.2020 - 05.2021
Enologist
Cruse Wine Co.
05.2019 - 11.2019
Harvest Winemaking Assistant
Matthiasson Family Vineyards
08.2017 - 11.2017
Owner & Winemaker
Six Cloves Wines
01.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Viticulture and Enology
University of California, Davis
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