• Harvest Technical Viticulture Intern

    Treasury Wine Estates (Sonoma, CA)


    About the Company

     

    Treasury Americas (TA), a division of Treasury Wine Estates, is one of the world’s leading wine companies. We know that it’s the thinkers, makers, and doers who have the most impact as we continue to strive towards being recognized as the world’s most admired premium wine company. With a substantial footprint in the United States, TA wine production is concentrated in the prime wine-growing regions of California, including, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and Central Coast. Our ambition is to boldly lead change in the Americas wine market. With a strong portfolio of iconic American brands including Beringer, 19 Crimes, Stags' Leap, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, Etude, Gabbiano and Frank Family Vineyards, we are one of the largest wine suppliers in the United States and globally.

     

    Etude Wines is dedicated to mastering the craft of winegrowing. Etude specializes in estate-grown Carneros Pinot Noir as well as Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley, Sonoma Coast and Yamhill-Carlton (OR). Etude also produces small amounts of estate-grown Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Rose of Pinot Noir and sources incredible Cabernet Sauvignon from some of Napa Valleys’ most esteemed vineyards.

     

    About the role

     

    This position will work closely with the winemaking and viticulture teams in monitoring Sonoma Carneros Estate and Napa Valley grower vineyards prior to and during the grape harvest. Duties include grape maturity sampling and analysis, crop estimates, pest and disease scouting, water status monitoring, and other vineyard sampling as required. There is potential to transition into the wine cellar as the season progresses

     

    Position starts: May-July and goes through October, season dependent (flexible start-date).

     

    About You

     

    The successful candidate will have prior harvest experience, be able to work independently, have strong organizational skills and time management, computer proficiency, have a quest for quality results and work well individually as well as in a team atmosphere. Must have a clean driving record and the ability to lift 30 lbs.

     

    What’s In For You

     

    + An exciting opportunity to make a bold impact in the world of wine within California’s most renowned winegrowing region

    + Invaluable experience in diverse vineyard settings with various farming practices

    + Access to the world's most celebrated wines and tasting experiences through our employee discount program

    + Structured development programs to support your health, wellbeing and career

    + Potential to transfer to a winery/cellar role after harvest if desired

     

    Culture

     

    We bring our whole selves, we’re courageous and we deliver together – that’s our DNA. We’re a passionate bunch who enjoy working together, like to have fun and keep things down-to-earth. We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We’re definitely “glass half full” people and see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

     

    Inclusion and Diversity

     

    Just like the wide range and variety of brands in our wine portfolio, TWE embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact [email protected], quoting the job title and reference number.

     

    How to apply

     

    We do move quickly at TWE and continually review applications, so if you don't want to miss out, apply today! Please send resume to [email protected]

     

    Pay Transparency Disclosure: The base pay range offered for this position is $20 to $26 per hour. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. Our expectation is that the incumbent will work out of the Sonoma, and Carneros regions area of CA. If the incumbent works out of another location, the wage rate may fall above or below this range. Treasury reserves the right to modify the range in the future.