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.
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