Tasting Room Representative

Looking for a job that feels more like an experience than a shift? Join our tasting room team and work in the heart of Northern Michigan wine country, surrounded by vineyards, great guests, and a genuinely supportive crew.

Chateau Grand Traverse is seeking Tasting Room Associates for the season and beyond. This role is well suited for individuals seeking flexible, people-focused work in a hospitality setting, whether you are exploring seasonal opportunities, adding part-time income, or simply enjoy engaging with guests in a dynamic environment. We offer a competitive hourly wage plus excellent in-season tips.

Not a wine expert yet? Perfect. If you bring curiosity, warmth, and a strong service mindset, we will teach you the rest.

What You’ll Do and Gain

Engage guests with warm, confident hospitality while guiding wine tastings, serving wine and light food, and processing retail sales.
Build practical wine knowledge, customer service, and direct-to-consumer sales skills while working in a positive, team-oriented environment in the heart of wine country.
Previous service experience is helpful but not required.
We value professionalism, adaptability, and a genuine enjoyment of working with people.
Flexible scheduling, excellent tips, employee wine discounts, and on-the-job training included.

Why This Role Is Different

For more than 50 years, our family-owned winery, vineyard, and inn have welcomed guests from near and far to experience Michigan wine at its source. Every tasting is an opportunity to create a genuine connection, share a story, and make someone’s visit memorable. Our tasting room team plays a central role in delivering that experience.

If working among vineyards, meeting people from all over, and being part of a proud, long-standing winery sounds like your kind of place, we would love to meet you.

Please fill out the below application. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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