Winemaking Intern
| Company | Constellation Brands |
|---|---|
| Location | Galt, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Internship |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Internship |
Requirements
- Pursuing a four-year degree in Microbiology, Biology, Viticulture/Enology (preferred), Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Flexible with availability to support 24 hour production schedule
- Willingness to work in production environment
- Summer months can exceed 90 degrees
- Production environment is loud and fast paced; company will provide required safety protective gear
Responsibilities
- Collect samples of fermentations, prepare and perform analysis on Spectrophotometer to upload to Wine xray to provide color and phenolic data to winemakers
- Collect data from winery press systems to generate white yield data
- Under direction of winemaker, generate work requests for cellar to manage fermentations through the process
- Work in Excel to update fermentation tracking sheets
- Perform any bench scale additive trials on fermentations or wine lots as requested for taste evaluation
- Participate in tasting fermentations
- Help to manage yeast culture tanks
Preferred Qualifications
- Ideally junior-level college student
- Located close to Woodbridge facility; ability to be on site with flexible schedule
- Self-starter; willingness to take initiative
- Agile mindset; can reprioritize on a whim and doesn’t get thrown off by changing gears midstream