Nothing surpasses the intense excitement felt at the start of harvest, except, the immense relief experienced at its end.

Our winemaker, Jeff Hinchliffe, at our production facility taking in the last few moments of harvest.


  

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!!!

Call (707)-431-4310 for tickets


  

2014 harvest is underway!

Yesterday we pressed 5 tons of Pinot Noir for our 2014 Rose. Next will be Malbec and Merlot for Rose.


  
  

2014 HANNA Rose Harvest

Harvest began today, on August 6, 2014! This technique results in both delicious Rose and later- awesome Pinot Noir.



We remove crowded clusters, clusters on short shoots and laggard fruit. Green fruit is left on the ground. The colored fruit contributes finesse to our Rose.



Our Pinot Noir is the penultimate beneficiary of this practice. HANNA customers are the ultimate beneficiary!


  
  
  

Harvest with the HANNAs

Come join the HANNAs for our Harvest Party!


  

ROAST THE HOG

Come join us on September 27th for our Harvest with the HANNAs Roast the Hog Bar-B-Que!



Enjoy BBQ, the music of Adam Lieb, & savor HANNA wines under our beautiful oak tree.



Purchase your tickets before we sell out!


  

November Events at HANNA Winery

Harvest is finished!  However, the fun keeps going!  November is the perfect time to visit HANNA.  The leaves have turned, new releases are bottled and ready to be enjoyed!  Check out our November Calender of events or call us to schedule a private tasting.

November 2-3: Food & Wine Affair (www.wineroad.com)

November 9: Release The Titan: Cellar Pick-Up Party at Alexander Valley

November 23-24: Wine Club Appreciation Day at Russian River Valley

November 29: Holiday Open House, Alexander Valley

Contact our Hospitality/Events Team for more information:

707-431-4310, ext. 111 

wine@hannawinery.com

Cheers!

Team HANNA

Harvesting Miles of Malbec at HANNA

The time has come for Malbec! Production officially started at our Alexander Valley tasting room. We can't wait to try our first vintage of Estate Grown Reserve Malbec.


  
  
  
  

We’re DONE!!! With Sauvignon Blanc at least…

This year we harvested a record 448 tons of Sauvignon Blanc! The final 51 tons were harvested last night and pressed today. There’s no time to celebrate, however, tomorrow we’re harvesting more Red Ranch Cab Sauv and pressing Bismark Cab Franc.


  

Ferment, Rinse & Repeat

At 6:30 this morning, tank T5 was filled with 10 tons of fermenting HANNA Cabernet from our Red Ranch block 11. By 9:30, it had been drained, shoveled, cleaned, and refilled with 10 tons of block 4 Cab. In six short days, make that VERY LONG days, the tank will be ready to fill again. Pictured here: 1.Chilo stacks bins of just-picked Cab. 2. Isaac and Fernando draining T5 (only looking a little exhausted). 3. Young Cab wine draining into the cart. This will be the “free run” wine. 4. The must left behind after the free run has been drained. 5. Beginning to shovel must into a bin. 6. Fernando taking a break to adjust his safety harness. 7. Dumping a bin of must into the press. 8. Pressing the must; we keep the “free run” and the “press wine” separate. 9. Refilling the tank with freshly picked grapes.




  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Buried in Grapes

Fun Fact: We've crushed 400 tons in the last 13 days. In 2011 we harvested 356 tons - the entire vintage -in 7 weeks. Think we've been busy? ;)


  
  
  

Cheers!

Just finished pressing our first lots of 2013 Pinot Noir :o)



  

2013 Slusser Sauvignon Blanc Has Arrived!!

We harvested 30 tons of Slusser Sauvignon Blanc in the pre-dawn hours, and should finish pressing about twilight. In the heat of the day dry ice is added to the press pan to keep the juice cool and shaded from the sun.


  

Good Morning from the Russian River Valley!

SRJC’s Shone Farm Sauvignon Blanc is new to HANNA’s Sauvignon Blanc program. We harvested 40 tons of this immaculate organic fruit, and have high expectations for these grapes! Coming soon to a bottle near you...


  

Play time is over, time to get serious....Or, at least play with some SERIOUS TOYS!!!

Walsh Vineyard Management just delivered their Pellenc Harvester. We usually only see these at night, while they're in operation. Couldn't help sticking my head in and checking it out ;) Last year we tested the Pellenc in Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards. Tomorrow, we'll trial it in our Pinot vineyard.


  
  
  

Agonizing Decision – Our dedication to making exceptional wine

Dropping fruit is routine here, but it becomes soooo much more painful when it’s within a few weeks of harvest. Never-the-less, we sent several crews through our vineyards this week, culling under-ripe and damaged fruit.


  

1200 Gallons of Deliciousness

In a span of just 8 short days (2 days of picking), we’ve finished harvesting 9.5 tons of grapes for HANNA’s 2013 Rosé. Up next, Pinot and Sauvignon Blanc…stay tuned!


  

Harvest with the Hannas Event

Our annual Harvest with the Hannas Celebration at our gorgeous Alexander Valley Tasting Room is today. We have live entertainment, endless gourmet pizza from Rosso, coopering of the barrels demonstration, petanque court tournament, a vineyard tour and the release of our newest vintages.

Girl...look at that color!

HANNA's 2012 Harvest is about to start! We plan to pick for Rose this coming Tuesday :D
  

Mmmmm Pinot...that's what the birds think too!

When the bird nets go on, that means harvest is just around the corner :)