What does the expert see?! I took the below photo of a recently formed grape cluster on June 7. While I see beautiful lush green leaves and the excitement of a potential harvest, we wanted to know what vineyard manager, David Huebel, sees when he looks at the photo. He shares the first 5 things that he notices in the picture.
"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. Matt Archer joined the team full time last year but is no stranger to HV as he has been part of the catering team for years. Matt handles the shipping of wine to patrons across the country and delivers case orders to people in the Bay Area. A dad of two and self-proclaimed sports fanatic, Matt enjoys weekends with his family and pitching for his baseball team.
We are constantly reminded that farming has us at the will of Mother Nature and this year is no different. We thought it would be interesting to take you out into the vineyard and share with you what is happening now. Just a hint… we are anticipating early bud burst, one of the earliest I’ve ever seen, which means we are busy being strategic about pruning and mowing. I hope you enjoy this video.
Throughout the Holiday Season, we received many photos from patrons all over the country. What a treat for us to see broad smiles, beautiful tables, Christmas Nutcrackers and patron families. We are honored that Hafner wines played a supporting role in the festivities. Here we share just a small selection of some of them. Thank you to everyone who shared photos with us. They always bring us great joy.
Harvest is always an exciting time here. It means early mornings for the vineyard and cellar teams, the smell of fermentation throughout the winery and the prospect of another vintage. We wanted to take people behind the scenes of the Chardonnay Harvest and give you an insider’s look at how the grapes are picked by machine, processed and made into wine. Check out the video here.
