Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States, is seeking for a Harvest Viticulture Intern to join our team.

This is an opportunity to gain hands on experience with many facets of harvest activity, with a focus on Vineyard evaluation and grape maturity analysis. We are looking for interns with the long-term goal of wine industry involvement. The company is seeking to hire harvest interns to start in the June-July timeframe, working through end of harvest.

Bonus available for completing the Harvest with us!


Essential Responsibilities 

•   Visiting offsite vineyards and monitoring for vine & grape maturity
•   Vineyard scouting for powdery mildew, mold, pests & disease
•   Maintaining and updating vineyard evaluation binder with Maps, Vineyard contacts & pictures
•   Sampling grapes in vineyards for maturity & ripeness
•   Analysis of grapes for maturity controls
•   Data entry and reporting of laboratory analysis
•   Assist winemaking with picking decisions based on actual and projected maturity targets
•   Assist winemaking on truck scale (weighmaster duties) and crush pad with additions to grapes and juice 
•   Assist winemaking with large scale trials in the cellar 
•   Monitoring fermentations 
•   Other duties, as assigned by Management.
 

Requirements
A successful candidates background includes: 

•   Must have excellent multitasking skills, good computer skills, be able to work with Excel and Word
•   Must be team-oriented and self-motivated
•   Must have excellent problem-solving skills analyzing issues with positive results
•   Able to prioritize workload and efficiently handle deadlines with focused attention to detail
•   Valid CA Driver’s License 


Physical Requirements: 

Working conditions in certain areas of the winery are cold, wet, slippery and noisy. Job requires candidate to be able to work on their feet for long periods, including the ability to go up and down stairs and bending are required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. 


Summary:

Established in 2007 in Northern California by wine industry veterans Rebecca Faust and Bruce Lundquist, Rack & Riddle was founded with the mission to craft superior sparkling wines. Through years of steadfast dedication and thoughtful expansion, Rack & Riddle has become the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States with 3.5 million cases of capacity. An exceptional winemaking team dedicated to the mastery of sparkling wine supported by state-of-the-art technology, delivers turnkey grape-to-bottle, wine-to-bottle, and private label sparkling wine services with tank sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000 gallons. Four modern wineries located in Healdsburg, Geyserville and Lodi specialize in Méthode Champenoise, Charmat, and in-line carbonation solutions producing the best of all things sparkling. The company prides itself on being an upstanding member of the communities in which it operates and is committed to operating fairly, ethically, and sustainably.


Rack & Riddle is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.


This role's compensation is anticipated to fit within the stated range. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend on numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate skills, knowledge, and education.