Harvest 2022 Cellar Internship
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Contract
Round Pond Estate
Rutherford,
California
Round Pond Estate in Rutherford is looking for cellar interns to join our 2022 harvest team! If working on a small team and being exposed to all facets of harvest sounds exciting, this could be the internship for you. Grape sampling in the vineyard, processing fruit, pump-overs, additions, press operation and forklifting are just a few activities interns would be involved in. Attention to detail, passion for making world class wines, energetic, fun and a positive attitude are all attributes that we are looking for in an intern. Round Pond is seeking candidates with experience and those looking to work their first harvest.
Objective: Work directly with the winemaking team performing all tasks related to harvest, while furthering one’s understanding of wine production.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Maturity sampling
- Fermentation monitoring
- Grape receiving, sorting and processing
- Press operation
- Forklift driving
- Juice and wine racking and transfers
- Daily pump-overs
- Cleaning and sanitation of all winery equipment
- Operate both positive displacement and air pumps
- Wine barrel maintenance, preparation and filling
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Effective communication skills
- Good reading, writing and math skills
- Good manual dexterity
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in various temperatures
- Required to follow all safety protocol
Additional information
- Type of work: Harvest internship
- Cellar workers
- Internship runs 8/1/22-mid/late November