Our Story
Fall 2007
Thane Hawkins is hired by Methven Family Vineyards to be assistant winemaker, while also making a small quantity of his own Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Hawkins Cellars is born.
Summer 2010
2009 Pinot Gris wins Best of Show at the Bite of Oregon Wine Competition
Spring 2011
Hawkins Cellars opens a tasting room in downtown Dundee
Fall 2012
Thane Hawkins quits his job in computer graphic animation to focus exclusively on winemaking
Spring 2013
Establish Cloud Cap vineyard on Underwood Mountain with planting of Pinot Noir vines
Summer 2014
2011 Caldera Red wins Double Gold (94 points) at San Francisco Int’l Wine Competition
Spring 2017
Recognized as Top Rated winery in the Pacific Northwest by Travel + Leisure magazine
Summer 2017
Celebrate our ten-year anniversary by opening a second tasting room at our estate location on Underwood Mountain
Fall 2017
Amid the Gorge fires, harvest first crop of estate fruit from Cloud Cap and begin cellaring wine at Underwood location
Summer 2018
2015 Boushey Syrah wins Best of Class at the Seattle Wine Awards
Fall 2018
2015 Yamhill Carlton Pinot Noir wins Gold Medal at San Francisco Int’l Wine Competition
Fall 2018 to Spring 2019
Three 2015 Pinot Noirs rated 90 to 92 points by Burghound Review
