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Night Harvest 2009

By jjspring
October 2, 2009

Night Harvest 2009

Jake leads a small crew in the dark for their first mechanical harvest. See the Stone Ranch in a new light and find out how these machines work the vineyards.

Planting Semillon on Chalk Hill Road

By jjspring
August 27, 2009

Planting Semillon on Chalk Hill Road

This spring we planted some new vines on Chalk Hill Road in Alexander Valley. Jake Hawkes and vineyard manager, Juan Vasquez walk you through the process. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to plant a vineyard, you’d better tune in.

Hawkes Harvest Update 2009

By admin
August 27, 2009

Hawkes Harvest Update 2009

Jeremy shakes off a massive hangover to join Beatrice and Jake Hawkes, and Juan as they head out to Chalk Hill Road to check in on how premium wine grapes are ripening in Alexander Valley. We discuss brix, different soils, exposures, and other matters of terroir. Things get complicated when Beatrice starts harvesting Merlot [...]

Hawkes Video Blog: Frost Protection…

By jjspring
May 4, 2009

Hawkes Video Blog: Frost Protection…

I’m knocking on wood as I type this. So far, we’ve made it through March and April with minimal danger of frost damage in Alexander Valley. For a period after bud break and until grapes begin to set, grape vines are super delicate and most vulnerable to adverse weather. Just one overnight [...]

By jjspring
April 21, 2009

Hawkes Video Blog- Bud Break in Alexander Valley

This is an enlightened glimpse into bud-break, a period in the grape growing cycle during which vines wake up from winter dormancy.
Don’t hold Jake’s bedraggled appearance against him. After Obama opened relations with Cuba, Jake abandoned his Florida sales trip to snake around the seedy Havana underbelly. This video was shot on [...]

By admin
April 15, 2009

Video Blog: Grafting Part 2

In our continuing effort to stay aggressively one step behind the technological curve, we present the next installment of the Hawkes Video Blog.
In the second week of July, we budded hundreds of Merlot vines over to Cabernet Franc. One concern was that it was too late in the season. The oppressive mid-summer heat could seriously [...]

By jjspring
April 12, 2009

Video Blog Repost: Grafting Part I

This video post is all about grafting. We’re reposting this because, frankly, it’s awesome. It’s such an interesting subject, that we couldn’t resist reposting it, even though Jeremy drank a quart of Slivovitz the night before and looks about like the ghost of Christmas Past in a pair of shorts.
In this installment of the Hawkes [...]

Barrel Tasting Crash Course

By jjspring
March 2, 2009

Barrel Tasting Crash Course

Hawkes: Barrel Tasting in Alexander Valley March 6-8 and 13-15

For the first two weekends in March, hundreds of wineries in Sonoma County open their barrel rooms to the public, often with winemakers and vineyard managers on-hand to discuss the delicate intricacies of wine pre-bottling.
Last year at Hawkes Wine in Alexander Valley, we celebrated our [...]

By jjspring
March 1, 2009

Cork V. Synthetic

Jake weighs in on the issue. Screwcaps: not in the cards.

By jjspring
February 20, 2009

Bottling Line: Uncut

Here, we give you an in-depth look at the bottling line. This video update shows Hawkes Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot going into bottle. It’s an exciting event which marks the conclusion of the youthful and innocent stages in the wine’s life span. If you have teenagers, liken this to the [...]

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