Winemaking and Spirits Distillation Internship

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Location: Modesto, CA, US, 95354 Livingston, CA, US, 95334 Fresno, CA, US, 93727 Lodi, CA, US, 95240

Duration: 6 months (July
- December, 2027)

* Important Information
* Applications will not be reviewed until the application close date.

Candidates must be available for the entire duration of the internship to qualify.

We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have
130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S.

- Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

Build hands-on experience in winemaking, research winemaking, spirits distillation, or enology research with GALLO. During this six-month internship, you will work alongside experienced professionals, gain technical training, and contribute to the production and research behind a diverse portfolio of wines and spirits.

Depending on your placement, you may support commercial-scale winemaking, produce small-lot research wines, assist with spirits production, or help execute enology research projects. Your work may include monitoring fermentations, supporting grape receiving and processing, conducting bench and production trials, collecting and documenting data, evaluating process improvements, and participating in sensory evaluations.

You will contribute to corporate initiatives and research projects while developing your own project to present to Gallo’s management team at the end of the internship. Opportunities are available at select California production sites, with programs running from July through December. Join a collaborative environment where curiosity, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement help shape the future of wine and spirits.

Winemaking Interns assist with production winemaking at the commercial scale at one of our wineries in Modesto, Fresno, or Livingston.

Research Winemaking Interns assist with the production of small-lots – with volumes ranging from 10-gallons to 1,000-gallons – at either Modesto, or Livingston.

Spirits Distillation Interns assist with the commercial production of brandy, whiskey, rum, flavored vodkas, hard seltzers, and other spirits at either Modesto, Livingston, or Fresno, CA.

Enology Research Interns assist with the execution of enology research projects that contribute to the improvement of winemaking processes and wine quality in Modesto, CA

Locations:
Modesto, Fresno, & Livingston.

Interns will work and learn from winemakers responsible for the production of table wines, sparkling wines, flavored wines and other beverages.

• Participate in product evaluations and trials including, but not limited to, sample acquisition, production practices and fermentation monitoring.
• Participate in wine tasting and sensory evaluation.
• Perform fining, blending and other winemaking trials.
• Participate in the production, sensory evaluation and bottling of commercial wines and beverages.

Location:

Modesto, & Livingston

Interns will assist in all aspects of small-lot wine production in our Modesto (10-gallon scale), Livingston (600-gallon scale), or Healdsburg (600-gallon scale) research wineries, which produce over 500 table, sparkling and dessert wines per season. Interns work hands‑on - from grape crush to bottling - in every step of the winemaking process. Our facilities support statewide research programs and allow…