Student Employment Job Board Posting: Wente Family Esates - Winemaking Intern

Field/Industry Food & Hospitality

Business Name Wente Family Estates

Website wentefamilyestates.com/

Job Position/Title Winemaking Intern

Rate of Pay 18.00

Days / Hours must be flexible to work varying shifts, overtime, weekends

Link to job application https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/WEN1003WFE/JobBoard/56f1c0fc-ab6b-4957-b4cc-cbfd4b55d19f/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=070515a7-2638-4216-a0ef-db8362ef9007

Job Description

Wente Family Estates is seeking interns to join our winemaking team for the upcoming harvest. Blending traditional and innovative winemaking practices, Wente Family Estates draws from our estate vineyards in the Livermore Valley and Arroyo Seco, Monterey appellations to create an outstanding portfolio of fine wines. This is an exciting role with the opportunity to work with a wide range of varietals and wine styles.

Interns will have a hands-on opportunity to work side-by-side with our seasoned winemaking, cellar and quality teams. This is a seasonal position that will start in late-August and last until early-November. Ideal candidates will be energetic, dependable, passionate about making world class wines.

Job duties will include grape receiving, sorting, crushing, pressing, rackings, pomace-transfers, juice/must additions, inoculations, punchdowns, barrel prep/filling, winery sanitation, lab work, vineyard sampling, bottling, and other general winery operations.

Candidates must be flexible to work varying shifts, overtime, weekends, and must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. repeatedly.

Essential Duties:

• Sanitize winery equipment such as tanks, barrels, pumps, hoses and processing equipment
• Operate heavy mechanical equipment such as forklifts, tractors and truck scales
• Fill, check levels, and empty tanks and barrels and perform basic chemical additions
• Crush pad and press operations
• Inoculations and additions
• Fermentation management
• Barrel shepherding, racking, and filling
• Berry maturation sampling
• Introductory bench chemistry

Requirements

Successful Candidates Will Possess:

• Ability to accurately execute and follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to understand and read English to the extent necessary to perform job functions
• High attention to detail with excellent follow through
• Basic math skills
• Ability to work in a safe, efficient manner
• Be energetic, dependable, highly organized, and have the ability to work in teams
• A flexible schedule including evening, weekend and overtime availability, swing shift as needed
• Bilingual English/Spanish language skills are desired

Apply By

• Online Application

Additional Information

Founded in 1883, Wente Family Estates is the longest continuously-operated family-owned winery in the country, owned and managed by the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family. The family owns estate vineyards in the Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay and Arroyo Seco, Monterey appellations. All of our wines are distributed throughout the United States and select brands are featured in over 70 countries worldwide. In 2010, Wente Family Estates was among the first wineries to receive the Certified California Sustainable Vineyard and Winery designation, and one of the only wineries to certify every aspect of its business. In 2011, Wente Family Estates was named American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast and a top 30 wine company by Wine Business Monthly. With the deepest respect for the knowledge passed down from previous generations, the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family continue their vision for wine quality and integrity through passion, dedication and pursuit of excellence.