Beverage Director - Award-Winning Fine Dining Restaurant

Job Description

Job Description

Beverage Director – Award-Winning Fine Dining Restaurant

San Francisco, CA

Salary: $90,000 – $115,000

Full-time | On-site

An award-winning San Francisco restaurant is seeking an experienced Beverage Director (Wine Director / Head of Beverage) to lead and evolve one of the country’s most distinctive beverage programs. Working alongside the Executive Chef and ownership team, you will shape a beverage experience deeply connected to our cuisine, our producers, and the seasons of Northern California.

Our tasting-menu restaurant is built around thoughtful sourcing, preservation, and a close relationship with the land. The wine and beverage program reflects those same values through an extensive wine cellar, non-alcoholic pairings, house fermentations, and ongoing curiosity for ingredients, craftsmanship, and hospitality.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a sommelier or beverage leader who is equally passionate about wine service, mentorship, and continual refinement.

Responsibilities

• Own the full beverage program: wine list and cellar, spirits, beer, tea, coffee, and non-alcoholic pairings
• Curate seasonal beverage pairings for the tasting menu in close collaboration with the kitchen
• Manage purchasing, inventory, costing, and cellar organization
• Set and maintain service standards for wine and beverage on the floor
• Lead team education, tastings, and mentorship for sommeliers and dining-room staff
• Develop house fermentations and non-alcoholic offerings that match the restaurant’s culinary point of view
• Work with ownership on beverage P&L, vendor relationships, and program strategy

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of wine, spirits, beer, tea, coffee, and non-alcoholic beverages
• Proven experience leading a Michelin-level or similarly ambitious fine-dining beverage program in San Francisco or a comparable market
• Strong pairing, storytelling, and guest-engagement skills
• Exceptional organizational and financial management skills (inventory, COGS, cellar)
• Collaborative leadership style and a genuine desire to mentor a team
• Curiosity, humility, and a commitment to continual improvement
• Wine credentials (CMS, WSET, or equivalent knowledge) are a plus

Hospitality here extends beyond the dining room. We value integrity, craftsmanship, generosity, and respect for the people who produce what we serve. We are looking for a Beverage Director who shares these values and is ready to help shape the next chapter of this San Francisco restaurant.

Location: San Francisco, California

Compensation: $90,000 – $115,000 annually