2026 Harvest Interns - Seghesio Family Vineyards

Crimson Wine Group LTD • Healdsburg, CA

7d • $20 - $24

About The Position

Seghesio Family Vineyards is seeking seasonal interns to join our cellar staff for the 2026 harvest season. We produce luxury Zinfandel and Sangiovese from 125+ year old vines from top growing regions Alexander, Dry Creek, and Russian River Valleys. Join our team of passionate, seasoned, and dedicated makers of world-renowned Zinfandel and work with state-of-the-art winemaking techniques, vessels, and equipment.

Requirements

• Ability to work as part of the team and independently and be positive for yourself and those you work with.
• Team player with a keen eye for detail and a willingness to undertake the tasks needed for smooth operation in our vineyards and at our facility.
• Potentially act in a lead position during harvest, and otherwise provide direction/instruction/training to other cellar hands, seasonal workers, and temporary staff.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work long hours and various shifts.
• Ensure safety at all times including use of personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous cellar experience is preferred.
• Educational background in Enology, Viticulture, Chemistry, Biology, or related scientific field desired.
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work to the expectations of winemakers to maintain the highest wine quality and adhere to safety standards and winemaking protocols at all times.
• Perform all aspects of cellar work, including but not limited to fruit processing, maceration techniques, tank digging, juice, must and wine transfers and additions.
• Operate a variety of pumps and other winery / cellar implements, including but not limited to cap management devices, forklifts, barrel filling equipment, de-stemmers, conveyers, sorting tables and presses.
• Cleaning and sanitation of stainless and concrete tanks, oak casks, barrels, and equipment including pumps, hoses, racking tools and fittings.
• Inoculate juice and wine for primary and secondary fermentations utilizing automated cellar equipment and by-hand methods.
• Monitor fermentations, maintain data logs, enter analysis into tracking software and report any out-of-spec values to Winemaking team.
• Analyze vineyard, crush and fermentation samples for grape maturity and juice and wine chemistry.
• Support grape sampling and other vineyard and cellar operations as assigned by Winemaking team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed