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Location

Canada | United States

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Job description

Job Description:

Dana Estates is a small, boutique winery located in St. Helena. We produce four vineyard designate Estate Cabernets, a Bordeaux blend and Sauvignon blanc under the direction of Winemakers, Chris Cooney and Consulting Winemaker, Phillipe Melka.

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General Accountabilities:

This harvest internship position provides experience in winemaking at the highest level. We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, hard-working intern with a great attention to detail. The Harvest Enologist plays a vital role during harvest, carrying out all fruit receiving and crush operations.

Job Duties:

Mid July/August - December

•  Assisting in crush line setup, organization of fruit receiving, and management of temporary workers under guidance of Winemakers.
•  Maintain and operate crush equipment including troubleshooting, maintenance and sanitation.
•  Involved in all other harvest activities: pump-overs, barrel rolling, racking, additions, cleaning, pressing, barrel downs, barrel rolls, barrel and tank sanitation, etc.
•  Assist with lab sampling and fermentation monitoring
•  Assist with vineyard sampling, observations, and maturity analysis (pH, TA, Brix, Berry Weights, Malic Acid)
•  Non-harvest cellar operations: Topping, racking, additions, sampling, blending, bottling prep, bottling wine movements, inventory.
•  Create an experiment, execute, and write short report on it.
•  Help set up and participate in tastings with winemaking team
•  Assist in harvest laboratory work. (pH, TA, SO2, Alcohols, Malic, Residual Sugar, VA)
•  Cooperation and teamwork to accomplish wine quality and production goals
•  Maintaining a clean and safe work environment
•  Meticulous cleaning and sanitation

Personal Attributes/Requirements:
•  Several prior harvest internships
•  Forklift driving experience
•  Currently studying Winemaking or completed some level of winemaking course work
•  Attention to detail
•  Communicate in English-both written and verbal
•  Reliable transportation and housing are required

We provide a very well rounded internship, including cellar, lab, and vineyard working with a small team. We have housing on site that is potentially available. Please send your resume and some information about yourself along with why you would like to work at Dana Estates.

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