 Muir-Hanna Vineyards is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery
in California’s famed Napa Valley. We are
direct descendants of John Muir, one of America’s most
famous naturalists and conservationists. John Muir’s
in-laws, the Strentzels, began our family’s California
grape growing legacy in 1853 in Martinez, where four generations
farmed until the middle of the 1930’s. John Muir Hanna,
one of John Muir’s grandsons, grew up helping to farm
the Martinez ranch, and in 1950, moved to Napa Valley with
his family. Today, John’s son Bill, Bill’s wife
Claudia, and their children, Michael and Kristin, operate
the family business. True to our legacy, we practice sustainable
agriculture in every phase of our operation and celebrate
with every vintage the respect and connection that John Muir
had with the glories of nature. A glass of Muir-Hanna wine
is a taste of six generations of commitment to the beauty
of the world around us.
 Our
vineyards consist of 40 acres in the Oak Knoll District
of the Napa Valley and produce chardonnay, cabernet savignon,
pinot noir, merlot, and a small amount of cabernet franc and
petit verdot. We farm an additional 70 acres for neighbors and
family, which adds semillon and sauvignon blanc.
Our grapes have been prized components for such celebrated wineries
as Beringer, Bernardus, Chateau Montelena, Darioush, Grgich Hills,
Merryvale, Robert Mondavi, Opus One, and Silverado Vineyards.
On the 150th anniversary of the planting of the Strenzel family’s
first grapes, Muir-Hanna Vineyards offered its first release
to the general public. Our grapes are grown with a minimum
of chemical use, and our goal is harmonious co-existence
with our ecosystem by enhancing our existing practices
of sustainable agriculture and responsible conservation
of resources.
 JOHN MUIR HANNA
March 15, 1909 – December 1, 2007
John Muir Hanna, the patriarch of Muir-Hanna Vineyards passed
away on the morning of Saturday, December 1. He lived a
rich and full life, never losing his sense of humor or his graciousness. He
left a legacy of agriculture and open space to his community,
a strong grape growers organization to his fellow grape growers,
a modernized fair grounds to the Napa community, and world wide
recognition of the quality of Napa Valley wines. He
instilled in his family a love for the outdoors and, like his
grandfather and namesake- California’s most renowned naturalist
and conservationist, John Muir- loved being in the Sierra. His
stories were legend and gave insight into life in California
during the early 20th century.
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