HALL Harvest Retreat 2022
Agenda (Subject to change)
Sunday, September 25th, 2022
Mid-day: Participants Arrive in the Napa Valley
4:00-6:00pm: Welcome Reception |Hall St. Helena
Introduction to our Wine Varieties and Growing Regions
Hosts Craig and Kathryn Hall and Mike Reynolds will welcome you to the Harvest Immersion and lead a tasting of the core grape varieties and growing regions from which we produce HALL, WALT, BACA wines.
Wines Tasted:
2019 WALT 'Sangiacomo Vineyard' Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
2019 WALT 'The Corner's' Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
2019 WALT 'Brown Ranch' Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
2019 BACA 'Somersault' Zinfandel, Pachini Ranch, Mendocino County
2019 BACA 'Double Dutch' Zinfandel, Dusi Vineyard, Paso Robles
2019 HALL 'Exzellenz' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2019 HALL 'Stag's Leap District' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
6 pm: Dinner
- We’ll welcome you with a spectacular Harvest Dinner at Hall St. Helena Winery including vertical of Clos Pepe and Kathryn Hall in large format bottles.
Wines Tasted:
2021 BACA 'Stargazing' White Wine (Marsanne/Rousanne)
2021 HALL 'Knight's Valley' Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County
2013 WALT 'Clos Pepe' Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, 3L
2016 WALT 'Clos Pepe' Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, 3L
2019 HALL 'Kathryn Hall' Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.5L
2013 HALL 'Kathryn Hall' Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.5L
2016 HALL 'Kathryn Hall' Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.5L
2019 HALL 'Kathryn Hall' Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.5L
Monday, September 26th, 2022
6:00 am: Coffee and Muffins at Hall St. Helena.
6:30 am: Buses depart for Vineyard.
7:00 am: HARVEST!
- We will harvest grapes from the 2022 vintage. Your experience will be led by Don Munk, Director of Vineyards, HALL.
- Attire: Work Clothes. Harvesting grapes is physical, dirty and dusty work, so dress appropriately. Napa Valley is known for its cool mornings so please layer clothing and wear tennis shoes or boots.
9 am: Depart to HALL St. Helena
9:30 am: Sort grapes and participate in fermentation, pump-overs, and tasting of fermenting 2022 wines.
Noon: Harvest Lunch | HALL St. Helena
Wines tasted:
2021 WALT Rose of Pinot Noir, California
2019 BACA Homebase Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley
2020 WALT Bluejay Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley - 1.5L
2019 HALL 'Jack's Masterpiece' Cabernet Sauvignon
1 – 3 pm: Hall Wines Mountain Vineyard Verticals |HALL St. Helena
- Vertical Tasting of Diamond Mountain, Mount Veeder, and Sacrashe wines. Experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste a curated, library flight of our most coveted mountain vineyards led by our winemaking team.
Wines tasted:
2010 HALL 'Diamond Mountain District' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2013 HALL 'Diamond Mountain District' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2015 HALL 'Rainin Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain District
2019 HALL 'Rainin Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain District
2008 HALL 'Segassia Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder -1.5L
2013 HALL 'Segassia Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder -1.5L
2015 HALL 'Mt. Veeder' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2019 HALL 'Beller Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
2008 HALL 'Exzellenz' Cabernet Sauvignon, Sacrashe Vineyard
2010 HALL 'Exzellenz' Cabernet Sauvignon, Sacrashe Vineyard - 100 pts
2016 HALL 'Sacrashe Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford
2019 HALL 'Sacrashe Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford
6:00pm: Festive Barbeque and music |HALL St. Helena
Wines Tasted:
2019 WALT Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
2021 HALL Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
2019 BACA Cat's Cradle Zinfandel, Rockpile
2019 BACA 'I Spy' Zinfandel, Howell Mountain
2016 WALT 'Rita's Crown' Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills
2017 WALT 'Sierra Mar' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
2016 HALL 'Howell Mountain' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2016 HALL 'The Bishop' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
7:00 am: Coffee and Breakfast.
7:30 am: Buses leave for Zinfandel Vineyard
8:00 am: Vineyard tour, tasting, and discussion of Zinfandel History and diversity
Wines Tasted:
2018 BACA 'Marbles' Zinfandel, Pocai Vineyard, Calistoga
2018 BACA 'Tug o' War' Zinfandel, Maffei Vineyard, Russian River
2018 BACA 'I Spy' Zinfandel, Black Sears Vineyards, Howell Mountain
2018 BACA 'Cat's Cradle' Zinfandel, Rockpile
9:00 am: Board Bus for HALL Winery
9:30 am: Blending Exercise
- Participants will be broken into teams and each team will blend Cabernet Sauvignon from some of the best sub-appellations of the Napa Valley. Led by the winemaking team. The winning blend will be bottled and distributed to all participants.
Noon: Lunch
Wines tasted:
2021 WALT Rose of Pinot Noir, California
2018 BACA 'Bleachers' Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley
2015 WALT 'Rita's Crown' Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara
2019 HALL 'Beller Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
1pm: Pinot Noir Immersion Tasting
- Guests will explore the differences between terroir, clone, and production techniques as we taste some of the best vineyards from the Santa Lucia Highlands and Sonoma Coast.
Wines Tasted:
2016 WALT 'Gaps Crown' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2019 WALT 'Gaps Crown' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2016 WALT 'Bob's Ranch' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2019 WALT 'Bob's Ranch' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2016 WALT 'Rosella's' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
2019 WALT 'Rosella's' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
2016 WALT 'Sierra Mar' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
2019 WALT 'Sierra Mar' Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
3pm: Free Time
6 pm: Finale Dinner and Awards – St. Helena Winery
- We’ll send you off with a spectacular meal under the Stars with your friends – old and new. There will be an award ceremony for our ‘Winemakers' in training, and we’ll feature a flight of library and large format bottles from our cellar.
Wines served:
2018 WALT 'Bob's Ranch' Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
2018 HALL Knights Valley' Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County
2015 WALT 'Bob's Ranch' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2010 WALT 'Rita's Crown' Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills
2017 BACA 'Marbles' Zinfandel, Pocai Vineyard, Napa Valley
2017 BACA 'Double Dutch' Zinfandel, Dusi Vineyard, Paso Robles
2013 HALL 'Kathryn Hall' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley - 9L
2007 HALL 'Exzellenz' Cabernet Sauvignon, Sacrashe, Napa Valley - 1.5L
2015 HALL 'Jack's Masterpiece' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley