Vineyard Worker

Job description

Winemaking Grapes is only crop.
Ability to plant, prune, train vines,weed, harvest grapes, maintain fencing and trellis. Operate tractor, forklift, maintain netting, till, minor
maintenance of tractor, forklift, tiller, and trailer, maintain drip system, take soil samples, vineyard cleaning, make plantable stems, remove
nonperforming plants. Willingness to learn, team oriented. Ability to work outside in high and/or freezing temperatures. Assist viticulturalist
with pest and disease management, and moisture status of vines.

Vineyard Management:
• Feb-April: Training and pruning vines; repairing water drip system, readying materials for additional trellis buildout, engaging in trellis buildout, grape
planting; Cluster management, shoot management and canopy management.
• May- August: Weeding, mowing, watering, daily check of ground moisture, trellis maintenance, trimming grapevines; Cluster
management, shoot management and canopy management. As fruit ripens, efforts include maturity checks, testing
fruit for ripeness. Spray management to help protect vines and provide nutrients.
• Sept - Oct: Hand harvesting of ~ 20 acres of vineyards. Assists in scheduling and coordination of harvest team.
• Nov - Dec. Winterize vineyard, drip irrigation, all tools and machinery (tractor, tiller, forklift as necessary)

All Equipment used to perform job duties will be provided by employer.