Harvest Intern

Internship Opportunity At Benton-Lane Winery

Benton-Lane Winery is seeking enthusiastic full-time and part-time seasonal interns to join our production staff for the 2026 harvest. We focus on producing premium Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay from our 140-acre vineyard in Monroe, which is about 20 mins from both Corvallis and Eugene. We are looking for hardworking and self-motivated individuals who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. Employment will go mid-August through late November.

We are planning to provide weekly team dinners from our onsite wood fired pizza oven! We offer various benefits to our Harvest Workers, including 50% off wine purchases from our estate wines as well as from our sister wineries and a $600 sign-on bonus.

Duties and Responsibilities: General sanitation of winery - equipment and barrels. Assist in receiving, weighing, sorting and processing fruit. Pump operation. Performing punch downs. Transfer of wine and juice from tank to tank. Removing pomace from tanks and press. Barrel filling and topping. Other cellar work as assigned. Forklift experience preferred but not required.

Requirements:

Strong verbal communication skills. Comfortable working in a team or individually on tasks. Ability to follow standard operating procedures and safety protocols. Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays. Ability to lift 50 lbs. Ability to perform physically demanding tasks outdoors in changing weather conditions. Able to stand for long periods of time. Requires the ability to sit bend, stoop, twist, and walk over uneven surfaces. Manual dexterity sufficient to use a variety of hand tools without experiencing abnormal strain. This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Huneeus Vintners family of estates is a collection of wineries and vineyards whose shared vision is guided by the founding philosophy of Agustin and Valeria Huneeus. This philosophy is defined by attentive farming and reverence for the land. The collective experience of our estate team members adds deep value to every Huneeus Vintners property, as we build long-lasting legacies together. Caring for our vineyards with the highest standards delivers fine wines from the most highly regarded growing regions in California and Oregon: Quintessa, Illumination, Favia, Faust, and Leviathan in the Napa Valley, Flowers Vineyard and Winery in the Sonoma Coast and Benton-Lane in the Willamette Valley.

Huneeus Wines LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.