Company is hiring an official ‘prosecco taster’ if you think you have enough experience

To mark last week’s National Prosecco Day, a wine merchants is on the lookout for someone to fill their brand new position as an actual, real-life ‘prosecco taster.’

Now, we all love a glass of fizz (or three) from time-to-time, so the idea of having a very valid and productive excuse to drink the good stuff sounds a little too good to be true.

But low and behold, there is now the world’s first ever ‘prosecco taster’ job vacancy, and the role could very well be yours.

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The unique job role, offered by the family wine merchants House of Townend, will require the successful candidate to give feedback on up to six different bottles of Italian prosecco within a two week time period.

According to the job ad, the role requires someone with endurance, commitment and an exquisite palate, as well as the ability to wake up without one of those ghastly wine headaches. That’s me ruled out, then…

The prosecco taster will work directly with the customer service team as well as overseeing the new product selection for sparkling wine. They will also be making incremental improvements on existing products.

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The description on the job ad also states that the ideal candidate will need a ‘genuine deep passion and love for wine,’ a ‘vivid imagination who will be able to transport themselves to the romance of Italy as they flow with the flavour,’ and be ‘well versed in the language and art of tasting.’

Reckon you’re up to the job? The role is a fixed-term contract for one month and can be completed alongside a full-time job, so get those drafted letters of resignation scrapped for now.

Applications are being accepted now with one lucky winner being chosen and announced September 8th, 2021. Send off your own application here.