Getting the winery ready for the fruit.
My biggest win from Week 1 as a harvest intern? I survived! And trust me, it wasn’t just physically—mentally, Day 1 hit the hardest. Everything was brand new. And I mean everything. I knew cleaning would be a big part of my first days—winery sanitation is the backbone of quality winemaking—but I wasn’t prepared for just how steep the learning curve would be.
Take the power washer, for example. I had no idea how to even turn it on or hook up the propane tanks! To be fair, there are 5 steps involved in turning it on, but learning my way around the winery has been a crash course in machinery, tools, and a whole lot of patience.
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