Winemaking Intern - Gonzales (R&D)
An industry leader, The Wine Group is one of the world's foremost producers of award-winning wines across more than 60 wine brands and many winery facilities in California, New York, and Australia. Headquartered in Livermore, California, TWG is an industry innovator when it comes to developing, marketing, and selling wine brands beloved by consumers around the world, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, 7 Deadly, Cooper & Thief, The Dreaming Tree, Charles Smith Wines, and more. The Wine Group believes in producing wine using sustainable and earth-friendly practices to foster healthy land and agriculture for generations to come. The company demonstrates environmental stewardship through its commitment to clean energy and by ensuring that all its owned vineyards are certified sustainable or biodynamic. To learn more, please visit: www.thewinegroup.com.
JOB SUMMARY
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a passion for making high quality wine. This position works directly with the Winemaking Team and will be an integral winemaking support position, helping to facilitate daily harvest winemaking responsibilities. This position does not require Cellar or Lab work; however, interns will work with members of the Cellar and Lab to achieve daily responsibilities.
This is a temporary assignment, generally between July through November. Schedules are determined on an as needed basis to keep up with grape processing. This may include weekend work, and overtime.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Conduct daily fermentation monitoring including tank temperatures, cap inspection and management.
- Taste and evaluate wines with Winemaking team.
- Assist winemakers with vineyard monitoring and picking decisions.
- Work with winemakers and cellar leads on pressing, grape receival, facilitating and prioritizing workload.
- Monitor winemaking trials, review of lab analysis.
- Generate work orders for grape and wine processing.
- Assist Winemakers as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Ability to work from June through the end of November.
- Ability to work various shifts including weekends and overtime.
- Recent graduate or pursuing a degree in Enology and/or Viticulture or related field.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills – oral and written.
- Experience in computer applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
- Previous harvest experience in winery production.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish.
- Able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
- Well-developed wine tasting skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Working conditions in certain areas of the winery are cold, warm, wet, slippery and noisy.
- Involves exposure to loud noises, fumes, toxic chemicals, near moving mechanical parts and lift truck traffic.
- Frequent walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouch or crawl, going up and down stairs and ladders.
- Must be able to move up to 55 lbs.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Occasional travel with ability to work weekends and overtime.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
COMPENSATION
- Hourly Pay Range Posted: $19.62 - $29.42/hr.
- Actual compensation will be based on factors such as experience; skills, knowledge, and abilities; education; and other position related factors.
At The Wine Group, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristic protected by law.
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