Culinary Lead

About Sterling Vineyards

Internationally known, Sterling Vineyards is one of the most visited wineries in Napa Valley. Modeled after a Greek monastery, the winery sits 300 feet above the valley floor where visitors take an aerial tram to access the top-quality Bordeaux varietals and majestic 360-degree views of Napa Valley.  Closed in September 2020 following the Glass Fire that affected much of the area, Sterling reopened to guests in October 2023 complete with a new gondola system, re-imagined visitor spaces and a fresh take on Napa Valley hospitality.

About the Role

The Culinary Lead will be responsible for all aspects of the culinary program both on and off-site in tandem with the Culinary & Events AHSM. This includes managing labor costs, ensuring quality food product and exceeding guest satisfaction. This role is a front-line leader of the site responsible for all guest interaction, team inspiration and leadership as well as achieving financial deliverables.

Responsibilities :

• Coordinates with the Culinary Manager in food ordering and inventory
• Oversee proper receiving, inspecting and storing of all food orders
• Working together with the Director of Hospitality and AHSMs and peer Leads achieves or exceed key DTC financial objectives including
• Understand and maintain cost controls, especially labor and COGS of wine and food on all tours and tastings
• Partner with front of house team to manage Tock experiences and availability to maximize revenue and guest count
• Be active in the local hospitality market to build a strong referral channel generating new business
• Maintain consistent guest service standards
• Works with the Culinary Manager on menu planning, tasting food programs and food and wine pairing and events
• Daily tastings to ensure food is meeting established standards
• Train, schedule and manage culinary staff to achieve both financial results and meet guest experience expectations
• Act as an informed resource for staff and guests regarding culinary sourcing, ingredients and potential allergens
• Open and closing the kitchen daily, safely maintain property and room specific keys
• Ensure Sterling team adheres to all TWE Zero Harm and Health & Safety standards, and provide all necessary training
• Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws regarding food service Complete projects and other duties as directed by Culinary Manager and DoH.

About You

Why you’ll love it here

We offer a range of great benefits such as flexibility, rewards and discounts and health and wellbeing initiatives. To find out more, click here.

It takes all varietals!

At TWE, we proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the consumers who enjoy our products.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact <

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Pay Transparency Disclosure : The base pay range offered for this position is $21 to $26 per hour and other benefits. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. Our expectation is that the incumbent will work out of our Calistoga, CA location.  If the incumbent works out of another location, the wage rate may fall above or below this range. Treasury reserves the right to modify the range in the future.

How to apply

We do move quickly at TWE and continually review applications, so if you don’t want to miss out, apply today.   You can also send resume directly to Luke Magnini @ <

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