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Must be able to work extended hours (6-7 days a week during harvest).Note: These job/internship opportunities may not qualify for internship credit. Must be comfortable in a variety of work environments including wineries, vineyards, offices, outdoor and off-site locations. 8:00 am – 5pm., with the added flexibility of having to work extended hours and 6-7 days a week during harvest.

Regular schedule is Monday through Friday. This is a seasonal full-time, non-exempt position averaging approximately 50-70 hours per week.Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.It includes sitting at a desk or working on a computer/keyboard, standing on or climbing ladders, lots of walking, and lifting up to 50 lbs. The position requires working in cellar setting inside and outside. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Monday through Saturday 6:00 am – 6:00 pm.Position will go through the end of September with the potential to work additional weeks pending production needs.Position will start on July 31st with the potential for some work in July pending production needs.

#SCRIBE WINERY HARBEST INTERN HOW TO#

Knows how to have fun and be a positive member of a great winemaking team.Ability to work hard and keep long hours.Because our business is located in an area without access to reliable public transportation, we only recommend that applicants with access to a vehicle apply.

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Valid driver's license required to fulfill job duties.

Flexibility in taking on other tasks and responsibilities as needed, such as assisting with bottling or vineyard sampling.

Willingness and flexibility to work overtime during harvest and as needed.

An excitement to learn and be a part of a team making high quality wines is required.

Some winemaking education and/or previous experience in wine production or vineyard scouting is strongly preferred.

Consistently abiding by all safety & health standards

Works safely and respectfully being constantly aware of potentially dangerous machinery and hazardous chemicals found in winery.

Effective and respectful communication with others.

Willing and able to work alone and as part of a team.

Help organize and maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Extensive cleaning and sanitizing of all kinds of equipment.

Operate all cellar equipment including pumps, presses, pneumatic punch down devices, etc.

After completing all the daily sampling functions, assist the cellar team with daily harvest functions.

Walk/hike over varied and sometimes challenging terrain.

Submit juice samples for additional analysis to an external laboratory.

Process maturity samples in the cellar and run brix and pH chemical analysis.

Pull grape maturity samples (berry and whole cluster) from each vineyard as directed by the winemaking team.

Drive throughout Napa and Sonoma County and within SCRIBE’s vineyard sites.

Vineyard scouting including but not limited to tracking key phenological grapevine stages across multiple vineyards, yield estimates, maturity sampling, some basic lab tests and most importantly organizing and recording the data.

This role requires a strong work-ethic, as well as good organizational and time management skills, and a keen attention to detail. Sampling Interns will also be increasingly involved in our harvest cellar activities as the season goes on, so a willingness to learn new things and be flexible in their activities from day-to-day will also be essential. Sampling interns will be responsible for all data collection on grape maturity metrics throughout the harvest season, along with the processing of the samples and the timely reporting of data to our growers, vineyard management company, and winemaking team.

This will include an emphasis on detailed observation of the health and balance of the vines, as well as a focus on accurate and representative sampling of fruit within each vineyard block. The sampling interns role will be to assist with the scouting and monitoring of all of SCRIBE Winery’s vineyards throughout Napa and Sonoma county. SCRIBE produces wine, olive oil, and verjus along with all of the fresh produce that we grow and share with our guests. The property has a rich and complex history dating back to the 1850's when it was first planted to vineyards. On the farm there is also an olive grove, various fruit trees, an organic garden and chicken coop that provides fresh produce for our tasting rooms. There are 55 acres of vineyard planted to different wine grape varieties. Company description SCRIBE Winery is a 250-acre farm in Sonoma Valley, California.

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