Running Vines guests and winery atmosphere
Join the team

Hospitality with heart.

Running Vines Winery is built around wine, community, and guests who feel cared for. If you enjoy people, pace, service, and a local tasting-room environment, this is a place to start the conversation.

Employment

Work where every shift has a story.

As a family-owned and operated winery, Running Vines depends on people who can make guests feel welcome from the first hello. The team helps visitors choose wines, understand the menu, enjoy events, and carry the Running Vines experience home in a bottle.

The best fit is friendly, dependable, curious, and comfortable moving between service, conversation, and details. Wine knowledge is helpful, but genuine hospitality matters most.

A tasting room is more than a bar.

It is part welcome desk, part neighborhood gathering place, part retail shop, part event room, and part guide to the wines guests will remember.

Possible opportunities

Where you can help.

Running Vines hires across front of house, kitchen, and events based on availability and current needs.

Front of House

Create a welcoming, fun experience for every guest.

  • Servers & bartenders
  • Hosts & support staff
  • Friendly, efficient service

Kitchen

Help create the food and experiences that keep our guests coming back.

  • Line cooks
  • Prep & dish
  • Fast-paced teamwork

Events

Help bring Running Vines events to life, from live music and trivia to private parties and special events.

  • Event setup & support
  • Guest service
  • Team-focused execution
Running Vines interior
What we value

Warmth, pace, pride.

Running Vines serves guests who come for many reasons: a first tasting, a night out, a bottle for dinner, brunch hours, a celebration, or an event. Team members help make each of those reasons feel easy and worthwhile.

The environment rewards people who can stay calm when it is busy, upbeat when the room is full, and attentive when a guest needs guidance.

Friendly

You enjoy meeting people and making them comfortable.

Reliable

You show up prepared and ready to support the team.

Curious

You are willing to learn the wines and how to talk about them.

Local-minded

You take pride in representing a Chesterton business.

How to connect

Simple next steps.

Whether there is an open position today or not, the best way to begin is to introduce yourself clearly and show why you would be a strong fit for Running Vines hospitality.

1

Learn the place

Review the menu, events, hours, and story so you understand how the tasting room serves guests.

2

Send your interest

Email the team with your availability, experience, and why Running Vines feels like the right environment.

3

Start a conversation

If there is a fit, the winery team can follow up about current needs, timing, and next steps.

Apply or inquire

Ready to introduce yourself?

Send a brief note to the tasting room with your background, availability, preferred role, and any wine, restaurant, retail, or guest-service experience.

Helpful details to include

A short, specific message makes it easier for the team to understand where you could fit.

AvailabilityWeekdays, weekends, evenings, Sunday brunch hours, and seasonal flexibility.
ExperienceHospitality, service, retail, wine, events, or customer-facing work.
InterestWhy Running Vines and what kind of role sounds most natural for you.
ContactYour phone number, email, and best way to reach you.
Running Vines wines
See the winery first

Know the experience before you join it.

Explore the menu, upcoming events, and tasting room story to get a feel for the guest experience Running Vines creates every week.