2025 Part time Harvest Lab & Cellar Work at two separate wineries (Dehlinger Winery & Reichwage Winery)

We are two separate Sonoma County wineries (Dehlinger Winery & Reichwage Winery) each seeking a part time staff member for the 2025 harvest season. We are teaming up in search of a person who might be interested in part time employment at each company that would be scheduled in a complementary fashion. At Dehlinger, the duties are primarily laboratory-based, while at Reichwage the duties are primarily cellar-based. The candidate will be seasonally employed by each winery separately.

This is an opportunity to experience a Sonoma County harvest at two different wineries! We are each looking for a person available perhaps 2-3 days a week at each winery, totaling around 5 days a week between the two employers. Let us know what days you are available and we can go from there. We are both in the Sebastopol area. The candidate must have their own transport.

https://www.dehlingerwinery.com/

https://www.reichwage.com/

At Dehlinger Winery, key job duties include (but are not limited to):

•  Laboratory analysis including: brix, pH, acid trials, alcohol, spectrophotometry utilizing megazyme enzymatic kits: malic, NOPA, Ammonia, Glucose, Fructose.
•  Fermentation monitoring: sampling fermenters; analysis for Brix and temperature; recording analysis; sample preparation
•  Inoculations
•  Occasional cellar work (punch downs, pump overs, cleaning)

At Reichwage Winery, key job duties include (but are not limited to):

•  Facility and equipment cleaning and set up
•  Punchdowns utilizing a pneumatic punchdown device and by hand
•  Pump operation: pump overs, barrel filling, sanitizing pumps and hoses
•  Fermentation monitoring: sampling fermenters; analysis for Brix (utilizing Anton Paar DMA’s) and temperature
•  Winemaking additions

The preferred start date is September 1st 2025. The projected end date is sometime between the end of October and early November. The actual end date is dependent on the season. There might be the possibility of part time laboratory work at Dehlinger Winery in the months of November and December.

Compensation is based on experience within the range of $21 to $23 per hour with overtime per California law.

Please inquire if you are interested in accommodation.

Ideal qualifications:

•  Passion for wine and a desire to have a career in the wine industry
•  Coursework in Viticulture and/or Enology or a science-based degree.
•  Previous wine industry and laboratory experience
•  Strong work ethic and a positive attitude
•  Reliable and punctual
•  Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks, such as lifting up to 50 pounds, repetitive movements, bending down, and ascend/descend ladders
•  Ability to lawfully work in the USA

In order to properly apply and receive a response you must include BOTH of the following items:

1. Cover letter with the following:
Tell us about yourself and your past and present work and wine experience
Let us know what you can contribute and what you would hope to get out of a harvest experience with Dehlinger Winery and Reichwage Winery

2. Resume

Please send BOTH items requested above to Dehlinger Winery Associate Winemaker Matt Standing: dehlingerharvest2025@gmail.com with the email subject line ‘2025 Harvest Laboratory Technician and Cellar Hand’.

Candidates that have properly applied will be responded to the week of August 4th 2025.