During the holidays, patrons often open special bottles, sometimes even discovering forgotten vintages tucked away in the cellar, so we’ve gathered a few helpful tips to make the most of them. From how to open older bottles to when to use a decanter and how wines age, explore our holiday wine resources to help you serve your wines well. You'll find many videos and posts to help you with all your Holiday wine tips.
We've partnered with Kathleen of Tienda Salsita to create a Rosé and Salsa Gift Box for the Holidays, available until December 5th. On our blog, Kathleen guest authors a post about her experience making salsas and pairing them with wine. She shares three recipes that use the two salsas (Salsa Verde Asado and Salsa Chile Morita) in the Gift Box along with Rosé.
Thanksgiving is a time that is filled with abundance and sharing. We've always believed that wine is meant to be enjoyed with food and shared with family and friends. Thanksgiving is a perfect moment for that. One great thing about wine is that it is subjective and everyone has their own opinion, so we, in the office, wanted to share what each of us will be serving for Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving feasts in the upcoming weeks.
Last Saturday, we hosted our annual Next Generation Harvest Party here at the winery. It’s a way we introduce the next generation of Hafner patrons to our wine and wine in general. We had a lively bunch of about 150 guests and 50 children for afternoon in the Grove. People tasted an array of our wines, enjoyed locally-sourced and homemade bites, played games like cornhole, gathered around the community table to share their story of Hafner wine, and on their way out, packed their cars with wine to enjoy at home.
At Hafner Vineyard, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do from our solar array and electric tractor to the packaging choices we make. Recently, you may have noticed that our Chardonnay bottles look a little darker. That’s because darker glass contains more recycled content, helping us reduce our carbon footprint by using fewer raw materials and less energy. We’ve long sourced American-made bottles to cut transportation emissions and support domestic manufacturing, and we’re also exploring lighter weight bottles to further lower shipping impacts. Since 1982, our Chardonnay has stayed the same. Now, the only difference is that the bottle it comes in is better for the planet.
