Harvest Cellar Hand (Goldeneye)

Job Description:

The Duckhorn Portfolio is North America’s premier luxury wine company. We were established in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn. Today, our portfolio features some of North America’s most revered wineries, including Duckhorn Vineyards, Decoy, Goldeneye, Kosta Browne, Calera, Greenwing, Paraduxx, Migration, Canvasback, and Postmark.

Goldeneye winery is looking for several Harvest Cellar Hands to join the team for Harvest 2026. Located at our winery in Philo, this position will support all winemaking operations in the busy harvest season, from vineyard maturity sampling and crushpad activities through fermentation management and the early stages of barrel aging. This position offers the opportunity to work with high-quality Pinot Noir and Gewurztraminer from Anderson Valley and to gain practical experience working directly with the winemaking team. The estimated work period is from mid-August through the end of October, depending on the growing season.

What we will ask you to do:
• Clean and chemically sanitize equipment, tanks, and surfaces.
• Perform grape receiving and processing operations.
• Perform cap management of red wines (pumpovers, both manual and pneumatic punchdowns).
• Make additions to musts and wines.
• Prepare and pitch inoculations.
• Monitor fermentation kinetics.
• Perform wine and must movements.
• Perform barrel work, e.g., preparation, filling.
• Conduct grape cluster sampling in the vineyard.
• Conduct sampling of current- and past-vintage wine lots in barrel.
• Perform basic juice analysis.
• Complete other winery projects and tasks as needed.

What you will need:
• Valid driver's license and clean DMV record.
• Must have a positive attitude and be reliable, on-time, and engaged.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on production demands: early mornings, extended overtime hours (up to 12+ hours during peak season), and up to six days per week.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and to maintain accurate records.
• Strong reading, writing, and basic math skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Forklift operation skills are a plus.
• Ability to meet the necessary physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation, (including lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs., continuous walking and standing, performing repetitive and/or forceful manual tasks from various body positions, climbing, stooping, and reaching).
• Ability to work in open and covered outdoor environments, rain or shine.
• Ability and willingness to follow all company safety policies and procedures.

What we will provide:
• The hourly range for this position is $21-$25/hr. (DOE).
• Discounts on wine and merchandise.
• Sick time accrual.
• A diverse team of coworkers that care about each other in a fun, exciting work environment.
• A company that promotes from within, provides great training and development programs and opportunities.
• Temporary housing available.

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