Product Insights and Sensory Internship 2027

About the Role

Join GALLO's Product Insights and Sensory Operations team for a hands-on summer internship at our headquarters in Modesto, California. You’ll work alongside sensory scientists, technical professionals, winemakers, and cross-functional partners to discover how sensory and product insights guide innovation and business decisions across wine, spirits, and other beverage categories. You’ll contribute to a defined research project supporting corporate initiatives such as new product development, category reviews, competitive assessments, product quality monitoring, or shelf-life studies. Along the way, you’ll learn to professionally evaluate the sensory profiles of different wine styles and help develop, implement, and report findings using thoughtful research methods. This is an opportunity to strengthen your technical, analytical, collaboration, and communication skills in a major consumer packaged goods environment. You’ll build relationships across the organization and conclude your internship by producing written and oral presentations that communicate your methodology, activities, and project results.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to a defined research project supporting corporate initiatives.
• Learn to professionally evaluate the sensory profiles of different wine styles.
• Develop, implement, and report findings using thoughtful research methods.
• Produce written and oral presentations communicating methodology, activities, and project results.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently enrolled at a college or university working towards a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s Degree, or PhD in Food Science or Sensory Science.
• Required to be 21 years of age or older at internship start date.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• Required to lift and move up to 40 lbs. when necessary.
• Required to work at heights of 50 feet, on tops of tanks inspecting wine surfaces when necessary.
• Required to be 18 years or older.

How You'll Stand Out

• Coursework or experience in Sensory Science methodology (descriptive analysis, difference testing, lexicon development, Central location test).
• Coursework or experience in answering questions using the scientific method (defining an objective, selecting/isolating variables and controls).
• Knowledge of statistical analysis methods (ANOVA, t-test, frequency distribution, Principle Components Analysis, linear regression preferred).
• Strong applied technical skills and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Intermediate or higher computer literacy in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and team skills.
• Experience managing multiple assignments.

Internship Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Work Category: Onsite
• Application Close Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 6 months (June - December, 2027)
• Compensation: $24.00 - $28.00 / hour
• Location: Modesto, California

Sponsorship: Not Available

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