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Harvest Intern

Company	K.K. Wine Co.
Company Type	Winery and Vineyard
Category	Cellar, Lab or Production
Description	K.K. Wine Co., located in Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley, is seeking experienced seasonal staff to work in production and winemaking operations for the 2020 vintage. This paid position offers a unique opportunity to work on a variety of tasks and with several varietals at two boutique wineries situated in the Eola-Amity AVA and the Van Duzer AVA. The harvest position will begin in late August or early September and will run through mid-November, depending on the season. You should be able to commit to long hours, overtime, and weekend work. Candidates must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. repeatedly. We value curious, collaborative, hard workers who thrive in a team environment and are eager to pitch in wherever needed. Benefits include lunches at the peak of harvest, and dinner when the days run extra-long. Wine education, camaraderie, and the experience of producing wine and handling fruit from the vine to barrel. Our ideal candidates will have worked one to two previous harvests. Forklift skills and experience are a bonus! Our 2020 harvest will focus on the production of small lot, single clone Pinot Noir, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Aligote and Marsanne. We will also be working with some sparkling base wines. Job duties will include vineyard sampling, fruit receiving, sorting, pump-overs, punch-downs, pressing, racking, juice and must additions, inoculations, barrel prep/filling, winery sanitation and other general winery operations. We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience. K.K Wine Co. does not provide transportation or housing.
Salary Range	DOE
City	NEWBERG
State	OR
AVA	Eola-Amity Hills
Contact Name	Erin Percheron
Email	[email protected]