Levi's GranFondo bike race is today.

Visitors to HANNA's Russian River Tasting Room: we recommend taking Hwy 12 (either direction) to Fulton Rd. Turn left on Occidental Rd. The portion of Occidental Rd in front of our tasting room will not be closed, but some approaches will be. The race will be in our vicinity in the morning, but watch for bikes all day. Visit http://www.levisgranfondo.com for the full map.
  

General Overview of HANNA Winery &...

General Overview of HANNA Winery & Vineyards with Christine Hanna

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pdl58t648h90eo6/GEN_OVERVIEW_FOR_WEB.mp4

HANNA Yeast microscan:

Twenty five to 35% of our Sauvignon Blanc is fermented without inoculation each year; inevitably, these tend to be our favorite lots. Last year, we had a non-inoculated tank that was so outstanding that we now maintain a proprietary strain. We currently have a 12,000 gallon tank of Slusser SB smelling of peaches and passionfruit, thanks to beautifully ripened grapes and the HANNA Yeast!
  

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.

Happy Autumn!

To date, we've harvested 170 tons of Sauvignon Blanc, and expect to bring in 170 more. We're busy racking and filtering the three most recent lots today, while the earlier tanks are happily fermenting. Photos: 1. Isaac Hinchliffe measuring the fill level. 2. Fermenting tank of Sauvignon Blanc. 3. Fernando Mendoza chats with Isaac as they clean the filter.
  
  
  

Draining and Pressing Pinot Noir

After draining and pressing our half ton pilot fermentation yesterday, we decided to press the tanks a little sweeter; so, 11 tons of Home Ranch Pinot were pressed today, and the last four tons will be pressed tomorrow.

Photo 1: Chilo harvesting Pinot from the Home Ranch.

Phot 2: Fermenting Pinot at the end of a pump over.

Photos 3 & 4: After draining the wine from the tank (3), the pomace is shoveled into bins and put into the press (4).

Photo 5: Juan keeping an eye on things.

Photo 6: Young Pinot draining from the Diemme Press


  
  
  
  
  
  

Christine Hanna Will be live on KSRO at 5pm tomorrow!!

Tune to KSRO (1350AM)... "The Drive with Steve Jaxon" tomorrow at 5pm. Christine Hanna will be on the radio tomorrow tasting 3 bottles of HANNA Wine and talking about the 2012 Harvest Fair. Stay Tuned!!!