2026 Harvest Intern

Job Description:

Chehalem, located in Newberg, OR, is looking for talented, engaged and team-oriented interns for the upcoming 2026 harvest. With the winery founded in 1990 and the first vineyard planted in 1980, Chehalem has a long tradition of making world renowned Oregon wine. Produced varietal wines consist of Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gruner veltliner, Pinot blanc and Gamay. Fruit comes from Chehalem’s four estate vineyards in the Dundee Hills, Ribbon Ridge and the Chehalem Mountains with some purchased fruit.

We are a small team operation, and we take special care in every detail when producing our wines. The team takes pride in every small step performed and enjoys coming together to create great a product! We would like a few harvest interns to join us in the fall who can seamlessly participate into our work ethos. There is a chance to learn in all aspects of harvest. On top of your competitive hourly wage, you can enjoy a provided lunch, tasty wines and a housing option.

Shared car available for work and local errands as well.

Harvest Interns will be exposed to all facets of winery work. This will include (but not be limited to):
- Assist in receiving and processing fruit, sorting, loading and emptying presses
- General sanitation of winery & equipment
- Additions and inoculations
- Performing wine and juice movements, pump overs, and punch downs
- Barrel work including filling, topping, and cleaning
- Monitoring fermentations and some light lab work
- Vineyard sampling

Successful candidates must:
- Follow safety protocols.
- Be humble and be ready to be flexible.
- Understand fruit processing and fermentation
- Have an acute attention to detail and ability to follow explicit directions
- Is spatially and methodically organized, tidy, and can adapt to the ever-changing flow of a winery
- Be ready to work 6 days a week, 60-70 hours a week.
- Forklift skills/certification are a plus, but not necessary
- Be able to understand English: written and verbal
- Be able to work on their feet all day, be able to lift at least 55lb and be comfortable working safely at heights.

Start date will be August 17th and work will go through the beginning of November. End dates are sometimes flexible.

If interested, please send a Cover Letter and a Resume.
Cheers to the 2026 vintage!

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