Closing Date: 07/18/2024

Address: Raptor Ridge Winery 

Description: Raptor Ridge Winery, located in the hills above Newberg Oregon, makes world-class Pinot noir, Pinot Gris, Grüner Veltliner, Rosé, and Gamay Noir wines. Our focus is making small-lot bottlings from our sustainably farmed estate vineyard, as well as from carefully selected sites around the Willamette Valley.
 
We are looking for passionate, hard-working individuals to help us create our 2024 vintage of wines. We are a close-knit group and a family-owned operation, and candidates will become an essential part of our small winemaking team. Applicants must be detail-oriented and share our dedication to crafting singular, terroir-driven wines.

Qualities we look for in harvest interns:
• An interest and passion for wine.
• Hard-working, thorough and meticulous.
• A positive attitude towards the work and one’s fellow coworkers.
• Ability to listen closely and follow direction.
• Ability to work long hours, stand for extended periods and lift 50 lbs.
• Above all, curiosity and kindness.

Harvest duties will include:
• Processing and sorting fruit, including the operation of crush pad equipment.
• Vineyard sampling and Laboratory work.
• Lifting and moving barrels.
• Safe operation of a forklift.
• Fermentation management – pump-overs, punch-downs.
• Moving hoses and operating wine pumps
• Lots and lots of cleaning things and moving things.

Benefits we happily provide:
• Competitive wages for OR wine work. 
• Overtime, as well as a season-end bonus.
• Harvest meals and healthy snacks, while fruit is coming in and wine work is busy.
• Assistance with finding a temporary rental home, should one be needed.
• A positive, supportive, mentoring work environment. 

Our harvest work will run from mid-August until early November. Candidates should be available to work long hours and weekends as needed, and have a willingness to be hot, cold, wet and dirty, all while making beautiful wines. 
 
If joining our team interests you, please reach out with a resumé and cover letter introducing yourself to -  ben@raptorridgewinery.com and scott@raptorridgewinery.com