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Winemaker - Damian Torresan

Nodens Winemake - Damian Torresan

2008 Summer La Crema Winery Sonoma County, California. 
Vintage Shift Winemaker
 
Responsible for the supervision of day shift cellar team and internationals during Harvest 2009 from fruit receival through to barrel work and filtration.
Premium fruit sorting
Management of cellar staff training.
Assisted maintenance officer with ideas & execution.
Cellar operations per positions listed below
5500 tonne crush


2007每 2008 Haselgrove Wines PTY LTD
Vintage Shift Winemaker & Senior Cellar Hand
Responsible for the supervision of the night shift cellar team during Vintage 2007 and 2008 from fruit receival through to finished wine dispatch.
Significant contribution to cellar staff training.
Assisted maintenance officer with ideas & execution.
Cellar operations per positions listed below
3700 tonne crush


 
2005 每 2007 Scarpantoni Estate Wines PTY LTD 
Assistant Winemaker/Cellar Manager
Contract processing for several clients
Client liaison
Winemaking for Scarpantoni Wines
Only winemaker onsite for up to 6 months of the year
Wine sensory analysis
Consumables stocktake and ordering
Oversee winery operations
Operation of crushers, presses, filters, bottling equipment, pumps, refrigeration control.
Fermentation management and barrel work
Vineyard tractor work
Fruit Maturity Sampling
Laboratory work 每 SO2, pH, TA, DCO2, Baume, temperature, RS.
Effluent/environmental system operations
Wine show entries
Some involvement in packaging
Implementation of OH&S procedures
600 tonne crush

 

2002- 2004 Hardy*s Tintara Winery   
Grade 4 Cellar Hand
Shift team supervisor for premium red fermentation area
Confined Space operations
OH&S training
Monthly OH&S inspections
HACCP training
Operation of crushers, presses, filters, pumps, refrigeration control.
Fermentation management and barrel work
Commission of new Bucher basket press
Yeast propagation in stepping up tanks
Fortification management
Hot wax work on underground tanks
Lab work 每 Baumes, temperatures
     


2000-2013 Koppamurra Wines PTY LTD
       
Winemaker Cellar Operations 每

Fruit receival, crushing, pressing, racking, blending, fermentation monitoring, refrigeration control, barrel work, barrel repair, prebottling cartridge filtration.
Laboratory and Winemaking 每 yeast propagation, Baume, pH, TA measurements, blending trials, oak & tannin addition trials, fermentation trials
Worked independently
Further consultation while working at Hardy*s
Company representation at wine shows and events
50 tonne crush.