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Stories from the Vineyard, Winery & Beyond

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Welcome to the Hafner Vineyard blog. Here, we share what’s happening around the vineyard and winery, along with wine education, helpful wine tips, stories from our patrons, and some of our favorite things to do in Healdsburg and Sonoma County. 
We hope you enjoy following along, and if there’s something you’d like to learn more about, we’d love to hear from you. 
Send your ideas to kate@hafnervineyard.com

The Press

Holiday Traditions
Patron Stories

Holiday Traditions

The Holidays are filled with family and friends, parties, clinking glasses, laughter and traditions. Often it is those traditions that have us looking forward to the Holidays. They bring a comforti...

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Pocket Fire Sheriff
Explore Sonoma County

After the Fires

As many know, we were evacuated on Friday, October 13th, due to the looming Pocket Fire. While we were preparing to leave, my husband, Martín, suggested I set our game camera at the entry of the wi...

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Chema
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - Chema

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. Even after 22 years, Ch...

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Fire Update
Explore Sonoma County

Fire Update

As many people now know, our community has been affected by a number of fires that broke out on the night of Sunday, October 8th. Since then, each day keeps us on our toes. We are situated between ...

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Guillaume David
Life at Hafner

French Intern Guillaume

After a very fun three months, Guillaume’s harvest internship comes to a close. His stay has been particularly special to us as he brings the Hafner Vineyard Internship Program into the second gene...

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Hafner Photo Contest Winners
Patron Stories

Photo Contest Winners

To mark our 50th anniversary, earlier this Summer we launched the "50 Years, 50 States & You" Photo Contest. Patrons were often creative, and sometimes sneaky, in identifying the state where th...

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Chardonnay Harvest
Vineyard & Sustainability

Harvest to Date

Harvest is always an exciting time of year, but it can bring anxiety and nervousness. It reminds us that we are at Mother Nature’s will, and this year is no exception. Just before Labor Day, the te...

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Dick Hafner
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - Dick

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. Mary and I started Hafn...

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Hafner Sisters at Market
Explore Sonoma County

Farmers' Market Dinners

Our Grandmother (Mary) taught us the fun of shopping local and “eating with the seasons”. She shared her love of the farmers’ market with us, so this Spring when the market opened, we found ourselv...

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Marketing Team
Patron Stories

Survey Results

We love hearing from our patrons! It is not simply the pleasure of being in touch with thoughtful people who enjoy wine, but also it means we hear what patrons are thinking about and looking for. T...

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Hafner Patrons
Patron Stories

Update 2: 50 Years, 50 States & You

Last month we launched our “50 Years...50 States...and You” photo contest. Patrons have responded creatively and enthusiastically. It has been a treat for us here at the winery to be on the receivi...

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Jose Luis
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - José Luis

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. José Luis is celebratin...

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Frenchies
Life at Hafner

Second Generation Interns

Back in 1981, the year before we built the winery, Sarah and I had the wonderful opportunity to be interns in Burgundy, France. There we learned new techniques and gained a new perspective that has...

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Summer Patron Collage
Patron Stories

Update 1: 50 Years, 50 States & You

To add to the fun of our 50th Anniversary, we launched “50 Years, 50 States & You” photo contest. We invite you to take a photo of Hafner wine and yourself with something iconic from the state ...

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Hafner Summer Photo
Patron Stories

50 Years, 50 States & You

To celebrate our 50th Anniversary and summer vacations, we have launched a photo contest: “50 Years...50 States...and You”. We thought this would be a fun opportunity to celebrate our patrons, our ...

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David Huebel
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - David

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. David Huebel is the Vin...

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Hafner Reserve Chardonnay
Patron Stories

New Capsules

You may have noticed a small change to the capsules on our Reserve Chardonnay. The capsule isn’t just to provide a clean, secure covering for the cork...it also provides the clue to what’s inside. ...

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Sandy in the Vineyard
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - Sandy

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. Sandy Wilson is a nativ...

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2016 Rosé of Malbec by Hafner
Wine Education

Why Rosé of Malbec

Rosé, to me, signals the advent of Spring, and after this year’s Winter rain (almost double our normal rainfall total), we are ready for Rosé. Parke and I discovered Rosé back in 1985 on a trip to ...

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Benito
Life at Hafner

Meet the Team - Benito

"Meet the Team" is our blog series that introduces each of the Hafner Vineyard team members. We answer a series of questions about ourselves and our time at Hafner Vineyard. Most of the vineyard cr...

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