Wine and Viticulture


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Submission #1425

VITICULTURE/WINERY INTERNSHIP
Seasonal F/T
Abacela Vineyards and Winery
Umpqua Valley (Roseburg), Oregon
Abacela is a 76 acre Oregon estate winery (www.abacela.com) that pioneered the production of Tempranillo and Albariño as varietal wines in America. Our estate’s Fault Line Vineyards, with its hill and valley topography that produces many mesoclimates and soil types, has been dubbed “The most interesting vineyard property in Oregon” by others. This setting has permitted us to match old world grapes not previously grown in the region to different microclimate-soil sites. These achievements have contributed greatly to Abacela’s leadership in production of alternative varieties that are now grown and produced by others across the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in the USA.

We specialize in grapes and wine styles indigenous to the Iberian Peninsula. The vines are managed sustainably with limited inputs and are hand harvested. Our vineyard season starts in mid-winter with pruning, followed by bud break in early to mid-April, and the vines are nurtured and managed until harvest in September and October. This internship is an opportunity to learn and experience the science and art of winemaking in a family-owned and operated, gravity flow winery that grows and harvests about 200 plus tons of fifteen different, interesting grape varieties to produce approximately 12,000 cases (144,000, 750 ml bottles) of high-quality wine.
See posting for pay, housing, and vehicle information
June 1, 2024
November 15, 2024
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Viticulture/Winery interns will work mostly in the vineyard during the first half of the period. During this time the intern will assist with various vine management activities including but not limited to: vineyard scouting, soil moisture readings, monitoring leaf water potential, irrigation monitoring, crop thinning, conducting crop yield estimates (cluster counts and weights), and other duties as assigned. The intern will be asked to participate in new and ongoing research projects in both the vineyard and winery. During harvest period the intern will install bird netting, sample fruit to determine picking dates, help harvest and deliver fruit to the winery, and work on the crush pad and in the winery processing fruit and wine.

QUALIFICATIONS
Be both knowledgeable and passionate about viticulture and wine

Have a growth mindset and open to learn from experience

Must be a team player, have a strong work ethic

Students whose primary language is not English must have conversational English

Ability to listen, follow directions, and accurately carry out assignments to completion

Must have a valid US or International driver’s license and clean motor vehicle record

Viticulture students preferred but please note this in an integrated viticulture/winery internship

Must be able to work long hours, up to six days a week, in different kinds of weather

Tractor driving experience is good and experience operating fork-lift trucks is a bonus

Must be able to work through mid-November
TIME AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
•Hours worked will vary from a typical work week to extended hours once the harvest commences.
•Ability to walk distances, including steep hillsides
•Ability to do standing, squatting, or kneeling work for extended periods of time
•Ability to lift 50 pounds

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Abacela is willing to work with the intern to meet their academic requirements (e.g., thesis, data collection, reports, etc.) but must have information from the academic institution regarding the nature and timing of the requirements before starting the internship.
To apply send cover letter and resume to gavin@abacela.com

Use the Web Link below to access the complete internship posting.
541-679-6642
https://www.abacela.com/Abacela-Positions

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