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Wine Associate Job Opening in annapolis, Maryland - Wine Associate VINO VOLO ? Your Love of Wine is the Key! Vino Volo announces employment opportunities at Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) THE COMPANY Vino Volo is an innovative, high-end wine bar and retail concept operating on the secured side of airport terminals around the country. With fourteen stores now open, and more under construction, Vino Volo?s award-winning guest experience has been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Wine Spectator, and dozens of other publications. Headquartered in San Francisco, Vino Volo is backed by leaders in the wine, retail, and hospitality industries with rapid expansion plans nationwide. Recently the San Francisco Business Times unveiled Vino Volo as the Bay?s Area?s 11th Fastest Growing Private Company, and Nation?s Restaurant News honored Vino Volo with its 2009 ?Hot Concept!? award. Learn more about the company at . POSITION SUMMARY We are seeking highly motivated, results-driven, experienced part-time and full-time Associates who are looking for future advancement to grow with our business. If you are an organized, service-minded individual with a passion for wine, people, performance and growth within our company, we would like to talk with you about joining our team. SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS - At least two years of restaurant or retail wine experience as a server, bartender, sommelier, or manager - Ability to work as a team member - A passion for wine and service - Ability to serve wine (over 21) - At least two years of college education COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE - Competitive wages tips bonuses - Intensive wine and service training program - Health insurance, dental insurance, and vacation benefits available for full-time employees - 401K - Annual wine training retreat to a wine region of the country - Stylish working environment ** Qualified candidates should reply via email to . Please include a cover letter and resume as attachments, not in the body of the email. No phone calls please. ** OUR CONCEPT Vino Volo aims to revolutionize how people experience wine. Each store is a sophisticated post-security retreat for air travelers, combining a cozy wine lounge, restaurant, and boutique wine shop. Vino Volo (derived from ?wine flight? in Italian) offers wines from around the world by the glass, in tasting flights, and by the bottle for guests to take home or have shipped. Operating successfully in airports across the nation, Vino Volo is the only airport wine bar and wine retail concept with a depth of experience and a proven track record. OUR OFFERING Vino Volo?s staff hand-selects the wines featured on the menu, creating themed tasting flights of two or three glasses, including a ?Sommelier Series? showcasing two extraordinary wines. Every location offers elegant small plates and entrees such as locally-produced artisan cheeses, dry-cured meats, and the signature dish of smoked salmon & crabmeat crostini. All dishes are available for guests to enjoy in the lounge or to carry with them onto their flight. OUR SERVICE Exceptional service is a cornerstone of the Vino Volo experience, and the company invests heavily in educating its talented staff to make wine approachable and fun. A highly trained team of Associates helps guests explore and enjoy Vino Volo?s wines. The company also has a patented tasting framework to ease customers through the wine discovery process. Vino Volo has taken airport service to a new level, and was awarded ?Highest Regard for Customer Service? from the airport industry in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. OUR STORES Sophisticated design and inviting leather lounge chairs create an inviting wine country atmosphere while creatively adapting its mix of wine bar, gourmet plates, and retail wine and gifts for each location. Wines are also available through Vino Volo?s web site at . In addition, Vino Volo offers a Wine Passport Club for enthusiasts who delight in specially selected hard-to-find wines to arrive in their homes monthly or quarterly. OUR TEAM Vino Volo?s management team has over five decades of combined experience in launching new ventures and operating premier multi-unit retail concepts, including full-service restaurants with a focus on wine, and high-volume retail concepts operating in challenging non-traditional environments. Standing behind the Vino Volo team is a group of highly-credentialed investors and advisors with over a century of combined experience in retail, hospitality and wine that include the founder of Ravenswood Winery, the founder & CEO of Perrier North America, the founder of Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, and the former CEO of Jamba Juice, among others. Each member of this group sits on a formal Advisory Board that actively consults Vino Volo on its development and execution. ?Taste, Inc. DBA Vino Volo? is the California-based legal entity behind all Vino Volo operations. Vino Volo owns and operates all of its stores. VINO VOLO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Selection will be based solely on merit and will be without discrimination because of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, marital status, or disability. Vino Volo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a diverse workforce. annapolis md maryland
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