Winery Harvest Interns - Niner Wine Estates

Niner Wine Estates, a sustainable estate winery located in Paso Robles, is looking for 2 harvest interns for our 2025 harvest.           Intern 1: cellar and crush pad focus           Intern 2: hybrid role – cellar/crush pad + lab

Niner Wine Estates produces 100% estate grown Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhone varietals from two vineyards in San Luis Obispo County – one in Paso Robles and the other in Edna Valley. This is an opportunity to work with two hands-on winemakers with a range of techniques and varietals in a LEED and SIP-certified, gravity-flow winery. Interns rotate through a variety of positions in order to gain an understanding of the entire winemaking process. 

We provide lunch daily 

We do not have on-site housing 

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Winery and equipment sanitization 
• Crushing, sorting, pressing
• Cap management (pumpovers, punchdowns and delestages)
• Additions and inoculations
• Draining and pressing
• Barrel cleaning, filling and topping
• Equipment preparation and maintenance
• Racking and transfers
• Tank and barrel sampling

We are seeking candidates who are organized, quality-oriented, reliable, have the ability to follow detailed procedures, work independently as well as within a team, and communicate clearly and directly with supervisors. The team values people who are motivated, have a willingness to learn, have a passion for wine, and maintain a happy and healthy attitude. 

Requirements:

• Work extended hours and weekends (40-60 hours/week, 8-10 hours/day)

• The ability to communicate with all levels of management in a verbal and written manner
• Must be able to lift 50lbs. 
• The ability to do frequent physical labor, bending, and ascend/descend stairs with a load

• The ability to work in hot and cold environments (indoors and outdoors)

• The ability to work in enclosed spaces following confined space regulations

• Valid driver’s license 
• Reliable transportation
• Securing employment through United Staffing Associates (in coordination with Niner Wine Estates)
• Completing a drug screening. Niner Wine Estates is a drug-free workplace
• Experience and industry education is preferred but not necessary
• Forklift experience is also preferred but all interns will be forklift certified at the start of harvest

We offer competitive pay rates, DOE. Qualified candidates please email cover letter and resume to mbohlman@ninerwine.com