Harvest Intern

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Red Newt Cellars Hector, NY Apply Job Description:

Red Newt Cellars, a premium winery in the heart of the Finger Lakes, is seeking a Harvest Intern to join our production team for the 2025 harvest season. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a passionate (and small) winemaking team in a hands-on environment, producing world-class Rieslings, dry reds, other cool-climate varieties. This is a great opportunity to deepen your winemaking knowledge, contribute meaningfully to the harvest process, and work with a small, supportive, and skilled team. While this position is seasonal, there is an opportunity for this to potentially become a year-round position.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of experience (harvest-only experience is acceptable).
• Must be reliable, motivated, and able to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as needed.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs and perform physically demanding tasks in varying conditions.
• Valid driver's license required

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Harvest Intern, you will assist with all aspects of harvest operations, including:

• Grape processing, destemming, pressing
• Fermentation monitoring: sampling, Brix/temperature readings
• Fermentation management/cap management
• Juice and wine transfers using pumps and hoses
• Cleaning and sanitizing tanks, equipment, and work areas
• Racking and filtration
• Barrel work and general cellar maintenance
• Some vineyard work as needed We encourage people looking for part-time harvest work to apply, as well.

Housing is not provided, but we can assist in the search.