Harvest Cellar Intern

Job Description

Job Description

The Duckhorn Portfolio is North America’s premier luxury wine company. We were established in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn. Today, our portfolio features some of North America’s most revered wineries, including Duckhorn Vineyards, Decoy, Goldeneye, Kosta Browne, Calera, Greenwing, Paraduxx, Migration, Canvasback, and Postmark.

Our passionate and dedicated cellar team at Sonoma-Cuter is looking for harvest cellar interns to join for Harvest 2026. The Harvest Cellar Intern is an integral part of the winemaking process during the harvest season.This intemship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a worker cellar environment, working closely with experienced winemakers and cellar staff. The primary focus of the role is to support the day-to-day operations for the cellar during the busy harvest season.

What we will ask you to do:

• Clean and chemically sanitize equipment, tanks, and surfaces.
• Perform grape receiving and processing operations.
• Perform cap management of red wines (pumpovers, both manual and pneumatic punchdowns).
• Make additions to musts and wines.
• Prepare and pitch inoculations.
• Monitor fermentation kinetics.
• Perform wine and must movements.
• Perform barrel work, e.g., preparation, filling.
• Conduct grape cluster sampling in the vineyard.
• Conduct sampling of current- and past-vintage wine lots in barrel.
• Perform basic juice analysis.
• Complete other winery projects and tasks as needed.

What you will need:

• Valid driver's license and clean DMV record.
• Must have a positive attitude and be reliable, on-time, and engaged.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on production demands: early mornings, extended overtime hours (up to 12+ hours during peak season), and up to six days per week.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and to maintain accurate records.
• Strong reading, writing, and basic math skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Forklift operation skills are a plus.
• Ability to meet the necessary physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation, (including lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs., continuous walking and standing, performing repetitive and/or forceful manual tasks from various body positions, climbing, stooping, and reaching).
• Ability to work in open and covered outdoor environments, rain or shine.
• Ability and willingness to follow all company safety policies and procedures.

What we will provide:

• The hourly range for this position is $21-$25/hr. (DOE).
• Discounts on wine and merchandise.
• Sick time accrual.
• A diverse team of coworkers that care about each other in a fun, exciting work environment.
• A company that promotes from within, provides great training and development programs and opportunities.
• Temporary housing available.