What are the responsibilities and job description for the Viticulture and Winemaking Intern - Cardinale position at Jackson Family Wines?
Here is a great dual opportunity to gain vineyard and cellar experience. Jackson Family Wines is hiring a seasonal intern to begin in May 2025 in our Napa Valley Vineyards and follow the grapes into the cellar at Cardinale. We are looking for a motivated team member who is eager to expand on their knowledge of viticulture and cellar winemaking operations.
Responsibilities:
- Data collection for yield estimation
- Plant tissue and soil sampling
- Keeping phenology records
- Assist collecting maturity samples
- Assist with some day-to-day vineyard activities (Use of Pressure Chamber)
- Assist with data entry and analysis ( using Ag Code software)
- Assist with vineyard reporting
- Red fermentation management – pump overs, rack & returns.
- Additions – yeast, acid, nutrients, SO2 including calculations.
- The use of all cellar equipment (and most importantly) it’s cleaning & sanitizing.
- Barrel work – filling, racking and topping.
- Assist the fruit receival and pressing teams.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of viticulture and related areas including plant and vine physiology.
- Knowledge of winemaking process.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Computer skills, MS Office and database applications.
- Detail oriented.
- Able to work outdoors in varying weather and terrain conditions.
Physical requirements and additional details:
- Able to work flexible and extended hours, which will include weekends.
- Able to be in the Napa area full-time May-November, 2025
- This position requires continuous walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling throughout the shift. It requires the ability to reach with hands and arms, fine manipulation and to lift up to 50 pounds. It occasionally includes enclosed spaces, heights, and wearing a respirator.
- This candidate must possess a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
- International candidates are welcome. We use CAEP to obtain international VISAS.
- Please apply with a resume and cover letter stating your interest in the position.
This position requires continuous walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling throughout the shift for cleaning, sanitizing and sterilizing all winery equipment and facilities. It requires the ability to reach with hands and arms, fine manipulation and to lift up to 50 pounds for Racking and pumping of juice and wine; moving hoses and equipment and to operate crush pad equipment. It occasionally include enclosed spaces, heights, and wearing a respirator to make chemical and nutrient additions to juice and wine and to obtain lab samples from tanks and barrels.
Pay Range:
$20.00 - $22.00 per hour
At Jackson Family Wines, we respect, celebrate, and take pride in each other’s differences. Together we nurture a culture that embraces fairness, acceptance and belonging. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive our best innovation, enrich our employees, and connect us to our customers and global community. We aspire to evolve in our commitment for a better future and one that is rooted for good.
This job requisition and salary range are effective as of January 1st, 2025. All company job requisitions prior to January 1st, 2025 are null and void.
Salary : $20 - $22
