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Good Farming
Makes Good Wine

Hayfork's goal is to emphasize the importance of farming in winemaking.

We strongly believe that the hands of the farmer in the field lay the foundation necessary to produce a quality wine. And we are proud to be part of a family whose past is deeply rooted in the soils of our land and valley.

Our farming heritage runs deep, as my great-great-great-grandfather, John Lewelling, a horticulturist by trade, settled the St. Helena family ranch in 1864. Whether growing walnuts, prunes, pears or grapes, we have been continuously farming our land for six generations.

Muffin stuff— I bake a lot of muffins. Because they are an easy grab n’ go breakfast, and because they help fill the kids’ lunches. I like to sneak in ground flax and hemp seeds and other such nutritional boosts. My current favorit
Straight into the heart of 2019 + barrels are beautiful! #hayforkyeah #cabernetsauvignon
Dear peaceful Sunday, thank you. ✌️
Calendula! #februaryflowers #incalifornia
It has been a year. We have continued onward, as farmers do, and are looking ahead to a new growing season, a new pretty wine, and new friends. Hayfork has survived and even evolved in small ways, and we now find ourselves with a new understanding of
Introducing my 2020 Hayfork Rose of Charbono! Tastes like: 1,000 silver linings.
The old almonds are in bloom— somehow I always forget, February is spring in California. 🌸 #lewellingranch
I’d say I’m not really a Valentine’s Day person. However, I do love heart shaped cookies, and love notes, and wine with bubbles. 😘 🥂@mdcwine
One year when I was small, my parents made me a fort in a field of mustard, with four grape stakes and two old sheets. The sheets were the floor and the ceiling and the mustard, at least three feet tall, was the walls. I remember laying on the sheet
This wine, my 2018 Hayfork Carignan, is both lively and deep, with loads of ripe berries and floral complexity— it’s as accessible as an old friend and ready for your glass. Have you tried it? #carignan #hayforkyeah
Bubbles + my sis! Even just a little time with faraway fam means so much these days. Cheers to all the tiny celebrations. ( @lesotdelange brought to me by @wedrinkbubbles — and I stocked up! ✨)
This is me! I’m a mama, winemaker, trail runner, day dreamer, plant person, and good sleeper. I love dance parties, poetry, physical work, skate skiing, fiddle tunes, wilderness, overalls, sparking wine, and a big garden. My little wine biz is
Let the season begin— here we go St. Helena Thunderbirds! @sthelenathunderbirds #morekidsonbikes
A winter story.
January. A full orbit of space and time ahead. An expanse of ideas and lists— not to be overwhelmed by, but to be invigorated by! A frozen lake in a drought ravaged winter, snowless and clear, at once a lens and a mirror. A place to both roll u
Kicking off the week with a climb. #hayforkyeah
There were thousands of them.
Satsuma season. 🧡 #lewellingranch

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