What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Harvest Intern - Russian River position at Silver Oak Cellars LLC?
Description
SUMMARY:
Twomey is focused on winemaking through excellence and sustainability. We source fruit from some of the best AVA’s and vineyard sites in California.
Our facility in Healdsburg makes a variety of site-driven Pinot noirs from Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands and the Sonoma Coast as well as Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley and Sonoma. We ferment in small 2 to 7-ton fermenters and vinify around 100 lots each season.
We usually begin harvesting in early August and work into November. We work up to 6 days a week together with long hours; as we are a small group, we have only one shift. We love what we do, have fun doing it, and most importantly take pride in the quality of work and the wines we create. Harvest is a wonderful time of year for us to share ideas with the new people we meet from all different types of backgrounds and cultures. You must be available to work long hours in a physically demanding environment, assisting in the production of high-quality Pinot noir and Sauvignon blanc. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Pinot noir from all over California, creating ultra-premium small lot wines in a fun and focused environment.
We have positions available at our Healdsburg on Westside Road in the heart of the Russian River Valley AVA.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job, but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- Perform all cellar duties during vintage including pump-overs, punch-downs, additions, sampling, checking Brix, and shoveling pomace.
- May be asked to help with fruit processing, press operation, and wine movements such as racking, topping and filling barrels.
- Cleaning and sanitation of all equipment.
- Assists where required during busy crush season; works long hours and/or swing shift as required at harvest with long hours on your feet and lifting, walking, standing, etc. as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
May be asked to:
- Drive out to vineyards and collect berry samples.
- Analyze grape samples for maturity: TA, pH, Malic acid, Brix, and berry weight.
- Analyze juice and wine samples for acidity, sugar and nutrient content, alcohol, and other components as necessary.
- Enter lab results into established tracking systems.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Commitment to excellence and high standards
- Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm
- Creative, flexible, and innovative team player
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to calculate figures.
Requirements
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to do the following:
- Regularly required to roll, move, and/or lift 60 gallon wine barrels when needed.
- Walk, kneel, bend, and stand.
- Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 unless there is a medical or religious exemption that is approved by the company.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Work in a cool, temperature-controlled cellar or outside in the elements. Stand and walk on concrete floors, ladders, wet floors, catwalks, or uneven ground.
- May be asked to enter permit required confined space.
The above reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.