LASSETER FAMILY WINERY IN SONOMA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA IS SEEKING A WINEMAKING INTERN TO ASSIST ITS WINEMAKING TEAM FOR THE 2026 HARVEST!

APPROXIMATE TIME FRAME: SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2026. EXACT TERM OF HARVEST INTERNSHIP IS DEPENDENT ON THE GROWING SEASON.

STARTING WAGE: $20 - $23/ HOUR DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE
*PLEASE NOTE THAT ACTUAL COMPENSATION MAY VARY WITHIN THE RANGE BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE.

OUR WINEMAKING INTERNSHIP IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE HARVEST IMMERSED IN ALL FACETS OF THE WINEMAKING EXPERIENCE FROM SAMPLING AND RECEIVING FRUIT, FERMENTATION MANAGEMENT, TO PRESSING. THE INTERN WILL GAIN EXPOSURE TO INTENSIVE WINEMAKING PRACTICES FOR OUR WINES THAT COME FROM JUST UNDER 60 ACRES OF ORGANICALLY FARMED, ESTATE VINEYARDS IN SONOMA VALLEY AND THE MOON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL:
- HAVE AT LEAST 1-2 HARVESTS EXPERIENCE
- SHARE A PASSION FOR WINE AND VITICULTURE, AND AN INTEREST IN ORGANIC GRAPE GROWING. THEY WILL ALSO
- BE PREPARED TO WORK HARD IN A TEAM-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT, AND WILLING TO WORK LONG HOURS. THE POSITION WILL BE DEMANDING AND REQUIRE COMMITMENT TO DETAIL, AND DESIRE TO LEARN THROUGHOUT THE WINEGROWING PROCESS.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- ABLE TO STAND AND WALK FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
- MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT 50 POUNDS REPEATEDLY
- ABILITY TO CARRY UP TO 50 POUNDS OVER MODERATE DISTANCES.
- ABILITY TO BEND, TWIST, STOOP, REACH, CRAWL AND WALK.
- ABILITY TO CLIMB LADDERS AND STAIRS.
- ABILITY TO PULL OR PUSH OBJECTS OVER MODERATE DISTANCES.