Vrushal Kedari
Winemaker
Mumbai
Summary
A dedicated & passionate winemaker with 14 yrs of experience in creating high quality & award winning wine.
Proficient in all aspects of wine making from grape selection & blending to fermentation & ageing process. Demonstrated ability to manage vineyards, ensure optimal grape quality, & collaborate with sales & marketing team to promote brand growth. Committed to the continuous improvement & staying current with emerging trends in the wine industry
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Winemaker
Fratelli Wines
Akluj
08.2012 - Current
- Develop and launch new wine series. In value wines or budget wines.
- Successfully managed team of 7 wine making professionals achieving 20% increase in overall production.
- Implemented innovative winemaking techniques & processes resulting in several winemaking awards at decanters & IWC.
- Managing sparkling wine production from harvest to disgorging.
- Managing entire harvest & winemaking process of premium wines (selection of grapes , fermentation, blending, filtration, lab analysis & bottling).
- Achievements-
- Successfully developed & launched new line of award winning can wines first in India.
- Developed & launched sparkling wine in ( blanc de blanc) first in india in collaboration with Jean -Charles Boisset.
- Got an opportunity to work with Steven Spurrier to make 3 premium wines for Fratelli & Steven.
Assistant Winemaker Intern
Chateau D' Ori
Nashik
04.2012 - 08.2023
- Took samples every to compare quality with specifications.
- Read temperature, flow and other meters and documented information.
- Completed frequent inspections to identify and resolve problems affecting performance.
- Kept operations in compliance with company, safety and legal requirements.
- Monitoring fermentations & pump over.
Assistant Winemaker Intern
Moet and Chandon
Nashik
01.2012 - 03.2012
- Checking grape samples & lab analysis.
- Monitoring fermentation, addition of nutrients.
- Helping winemaker with yest culture programme & disgorging.
- Analysis of yest & making yest ready for second fermentation.
- Checking bottling line .
Lab Intern
Ferrari Carano
California
08.2011 - 11.2011
- Performing all lab activities.
- Checking brix PH,TA of all grape samples.
- Performing barrel & tank addition as per winemakers notifications.
- Tank & barrel cleaning as per the protocol.
Lab Intern
Sula Wineyards
Nashik
01.2010 - 04.2010
- Performing all lab analysis.
- Vineyard sampling.
- Bunching bunch weight analysis.
- Data entry.
- Maintaining fermentation logs.
- Monitoring pump overs.
Education
Master of Science - Life Science & Fermentation
Mumbai University
Mumbai, India 06.2007 - 07.2009
Skills
Fermentation management, Blending technique, Sensory analysis, Harvest timing, Barrel selection, Quality control, Bottling
undefinedSports
Like playing Cricket, football, Badminton& Volleyball.
Timeline
Winemaker
Fratelli Wines
08.2012 - Current
Assistant Winemaker Intern
Chateau D' Ori
04.2012 - 08.2023
Assistant Winemaker Intern
Moet and Chandon
01.2012 - 03.2012
Lab Intern
Ferrari Carano
08.2011 - 11.2011
Lab Intern
Sula Wineyards
01.2010 - 04.2010
Master of Science - Life Science & Fermentation
Mumbai University
06.2007 - 07.2009
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