Walter Hansel

 Walter Hansel planted the estates first vines in 1978 with an early vision of what the Russian River Valley might become, but it was the tutelage of winemaking legend Tom Rochioli that made Walter Hansel wines take a place on the stage of major players in California wine. With Walter’s son Stephen now at the helm, the winery is in good hands. Utilizing entirely estate fruit, all harvests are done meticulously and manually. All ferments are native yeast, and none of the cuvee see 100% new wood treatment. Tradition treads forward but it always tips its cap to the past.