As a convenient push-button source of measurement data, near infrared (NIR) analysis has significant potential to supplement chemical analysis solutions for testing, particularly for key parameters such as organic carbon. The use of NIR is gaining momentum as progress with the complicated business of calibrating NIR equipment for soil samples opens the way for more sustainable and efficient tests. The lab assistant pours a cup of grain into the top of an instrument, taps the touchscreen to start a test and then barely has time to look-up before the multi-parameter results pop-up on the display. For anyone working with quality control in areas such as grain handling, the advantages of rapid and convenient analysis with near infrared (NIR) instruments have long been obvious as an alternative to slower reference analysis and the hazardous chemical waste that goes with it. So if NIR is already proven for jobs such as the analysis of grain, feed, dairy powder, soymeal and myriad other app

Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the North Bay Area’s premier custom crush and winemaking facility is currently looking to fill a Cost Accountant Analyst position and an experienced Full time Laboratory Technician. To see more details and apply, click the links below: Cost Accountant Analyst: https://www.wineindustry.jobs/jobs/91162509-cost-accounting-analyst-at-rack-riddle Laboratory Technician: https://www.wineindustry.jobs/jobs/91162749-laboratory-technician-at-rack-riddle

Santa Rosa, CA—Santa Rosa Junior College’s Wine Studies program launched a new degree for Wine Cellar Workers. The degree teaches students, through hands-on experience, the theory and practices used in the production of wine, including basic grape growing practices and vineyard decisions, steps in the winemaking process from harvest to bottling, basic wine lab analyses, and the use of winery production equipment. Students also get a general background in the wines of Sonoma County and the world. The Wine Cellar Worker program offers a Certificate or an Associate degree. The Certificate requires wine classes only where the Associate degree requires both wine and general education classes. The Wine Cellar Worker degree prepares students for positions as wine cellar workers and cellar managers. If students later choose jobs such as assistant winemaker or wine laboratory technicians, they can take the few additional classes required for the separate Enology certificate or major

Rack and Riddle Custom Wine Services is a custom crush facility specializing in Sparkling wines. We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated interns to join our team. This is an opportunity to gain hands on experience with many facets of harvest activity, with a focus on Laboratory Operations. We are looking for interns with the long-term goal of wine industry involvement. The company is seeking to hire harvest interns to start in the May-July time frame, working through end of harvest. Bonus available for completing the Harvest with us! ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Grape maturity analysis & reporting Sampling & analysis of grapes at press pad Juice & fermentation analysis Daily Brix & Temperature measurements in cellar Url:https://www.wineindustry.jobs/jobs/51676491-harvest-lab-intern-at-rack-riddle