The vineyard crew has been picking...

The vineyard crew has been picking since midnight, and the first truckload of the day just arrived. We plan to process about 100 Read more

Come to HANNA in Alexander Valley or in Russian River Valley!!!

Come to HANNA for a tasting or even a simple picnic. It's a beautiful day in wine country to enjoy some amazing wines and look at an amazing view!

2010 Elias Chardonnay & 2011 Elias Pinot Noir

These two amazing wines are named after Dr. Elias HANNA, Christine Hanna's father. The Elias Chardonnay fruit comes from Bismark Mountain and the Elias Pinot Noir fruit comes from the Russian River Valley. Both outstanding, small production wines that you can only find here at the Winery.

Sauvignon Blanc Harvest 2012

They're here, and they're beautiful! 21 tons of Sauvignon Blanc grapes from the Springer Vineyard were harvested today at 22.5 Brix.
  
  

Happy Labor Day!

Good morning! The cellar guys get a well-deserved day off while the winemaking team samples vineyards and gears up for the soon-to-be-busy second week of harvest. Happy Labor Day!
  

33rd Annual Taste of Sonoma at MacMurray Ranch

Here is Alison and Alicia representing HANNA in the Alexander Valley Tent for Taste of Sonoma at MacMurray Ranch. There were so many people lining up for the Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and side by side comparisons of both of HANNA's amazing Cabernets. This was such a special event to attend in wine country!

Harvest 2012 Begins at Hanna

 We began  harvest this week  by picking Merlot, Malbec and Pinot noir for our Hanna Rose.   At around 20% sugar the fruit is perfect for our Provencal style Rose. The Rose fruit is typically picked a week before anything else, allowing us to spoil it into perfection before harvest becomes more like a grapey ,chaste version of Hiroshii  Teshigahara's   classic black and white film ,  "Woman of the Dunes". 

  But lest you get the wrong idea; I  borrow from another director's film (this one now a winery owner)  : " God how I love it so".