Harvest Winemaking Intern Experience

Sugarloaf Crush

Santa Rosa, CA

Sugarloaf Crush is an ultra-premium service winery, located just outside of Santa Rosa/Kenwood on Sonoma Highway, specializing in custom crush winemaking services. We provide a state-of-the art winemaking facility where our world-renowned consulting or owner winemakers partner with us to craft their ultra-premium wines. We process 35 different grape varietals, from the classical to not-so-classical varieties, grown in 48 different American Viticultural Areas. Our clients contract some of the most sought-after fruit sources in California, including Pinot noir from eclectic vineyards in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast as well as Cabernet Sauvignon from the world famous Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Napa Valley.

We invite enthusiastic individuals passionate about wine and dedicated to making wines of exceptional quality to join us in the role of Harvest Intern for the 2020 harvest. This is a very comprehensive internship and a rare opportunity to work hands-on with a wide variety of small-lot wines and be exposed to a myriad of different winemaking techniques. Sugarloaf Harvest Interns work directly alongside extraordinary winemakers and closely with seasoned Sugarloaf staff, assisting with all aspects of the winemaking processes. We assign Harvest Interns to specific clients and give Harvest Interns full responsibility/ownership of dedicated fermentations from crush pad to barrel while under direction of clients and supervision by Sugarloaf staff. Forklift training is provided to all harvest interns. The team at Sugarloaf pride themselves in promoting safe working practices and an excellent harvest experience. At Sugarloaf, you will see it all!

General Description:
The Sugarloaf harvest internship will begin early in August and conclude around mid-December, depending on Mother Nature. We start with Pinot noir and then end with a steady pace of our later season Cabernets. With the fun varieties in between. The right candidates need to be energetic and highly motivated, with outstanding attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile for our clients. We expect the Harvest Intern to be cooperative team members and contribute to the overall positive energy of our work environment.

Qualifications:
• Preference for candidates with previous harvest experience, especially forklift experience
• Must commit to working full-time plus extended harvest hours through our harvest season
• Must be organized with acute attention to details
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment, safely
• Ability to work flexible and extended hours on short notice
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have legal United States work eligibility

• Work Environment Requirements:
• Ability to work in confined spaces and high places
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, bend, lift, twist, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull, push, carry, grasp, reach and stoop as needed and sometimes for extended periods
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly
• Work with chemicals that require protective equipment (goggles, gloves, etc.)
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk on uneven surfaces for extended periods of time
• Perform work duties inside and outdoors

Compensation: Hourly pay, including overtime pay, based on California law. Typical work week during peak of harvest: 6 days, 10+ hours per day.