Our Story
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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.
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Summer 2010
2009 Pinot Gris wins Best of Show at the Bite of Oregon Wine Competition
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Spring 2011
Hawkins Cellars opens a tasting room in downtown Dundee
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Fall 2012
Thane Hawkins quits his job in computer graphic animation to focus exclusively on winemaking
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Spring 2013
Establish Cloud Cap vineyard on Underwood Mountain with planting of Pinot Noir vines
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Summer 2014
2011 Caldera Red wins Double Gold (94 points) at San Francisco Int’l Wine Competition
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Spring 2017
Recognized as Top Rated winery in the Pacific Northwest by Travel + Leisure magazine
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Summer 2017
Celebrate our ten-year anniversary by opening a second tasting room at our estate location on Underwood Mountain
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Fall 2017
Amid the Gorge fires, harvest first crop of estate fruit from Cloud Cap and begin cellaring wine at Underwood location
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Summer 2018
2015 Boushey Syrah wins Best of Class at the Seattle Wine Awards
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Fall 2018
2015 Yamhill Carlton Pinot Noir wins Gold Medal at San Francisco Int’l Wine Competition
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Fall 2018 to Spring 2019
Three 2015 Pinot Noirs rated 90 to 92 points by Burghound Review
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Fall 2021
2020 Barrel Select Viognier wins Platinum Award at Best of the Northwest Wine Awards
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Spring 2022
2021 TruNorth White wins Double Gold (92 points) at San Francisco International Wine Competition
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Summer 2023
Construction completed on new winery facility
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Winter 2024
2022 Caldera Red wins Best in Class at San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition