My grandmother, Mary Hafner, was the chef in the family. She and her sister taught French cooking classes from their kitchens in Berkeley (which is even how some of our patrons first learned about Hafner wine). She taught her children how to cook as well, so my sister and I benefited (and still benefit!) from Dad and Uncle Scott’s cooking. At home, when we prepare a meal, we are often thinking about which wine will pair with the meal. Here we share a few favorite cookbooks for meals that pair well with wine.

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Sandy Wilson has been an integral part of the Hafner Vineyard for 24 years. She’s the face behind the camera for most of the pictures in our emails and on our website. She’s billed your credit card for wine shipments, so they keep coming to you. She’s a cheerful voice on the phone, often the person who handles UPS damages or returned packages. And she’s the one with the most beautiful calligraphy, handwriting the gift notes to thousands of lucky gift recipients, along with Sarah. After nearly two and a half decades at Hafner Vineyard, Sandy is retiring, looking forward to spending more time with her husband and her expanding family which now includes six grandchildren with another on the way.

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As wine shipments have increased (like all shipments to our homes), UPS and FedEx have had to adapt and become more systematic. At times this is helpful and at other moments, it can be challenging and frustrating. Here we share 9 tips on how to receive wine shipments from our 41 years of experience shipping wine direct to people at home. 

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We sell 95% of our wine direct to you at home. The remaining 5% is sold at top California restaurants. To kickoff the new year, we are looking at expanding to a few new California accounts and thought who best to ask than YOU… our patrons who are Hafner experts, discriminating diners and know your locale better than us. We would love for you to send us two of your favorite restaurants that you go to on special occasions. Thanks for your ideas and thoughts. We would love to have Hafner wine at your favorite restaurants, so you can order Hafner wine when you’re out, and thank you!

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We are in Holiday mode with wine gift orders coming in via the internet, by email, over the phone and yes, even by fax. People enjoy giving wine because it's sure to be used and enjoyed. This time of year is always filled with hustle and bustle at Hafner Vineyard with all hands on deck. We thought it would be fun to share with people what Hafner patrons gave as gifts last year during the Holidays. Then we also share our favorite Hafner gifts to give and why. 

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