All of Moroder's staff at the Azienda Agricola Moroder have been working for him for at least five years. Two have been with him for so long that he says he can not remember the exact number of years.

Moroder’s employees perform various jobs on the vineyard. Three may work outside with tractors to tend the grapes. Two may then work in the cellar where the wine is stored, preparing for bottling. Moroder also has a secretary.

The grapes grown in Moroder’s vineyard are never watered. Since his wine is darker, he says, the law forbids watering. Employees fertilize the grapes only at the end of the winter. Moroder does not like to use heavy chemicals on his grapes but occasionally his employees will spray the grapes with light chemicals such as copper.

Moroder does not require his employees to have experience in the wine business. Some have dealt with wine but most of the employees learn about the business through working on his vineyard. Four of his staff members are from Poland and knew nothing about the wine industry before working for him. One of the cellar workers was employed at another vineyard before working for Moroder. His secretary had another office job but it was not in the wine business.

The Silvano Strologo winery in Camerano has only three hired employees. Most of the employees came to the Camerano area from Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine. Some had been working in vineyards in Eastern Europe, and followed a relative to the Camerano area.

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