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Line 1: {{Orphan\|date=May 2011}} [[File:Hagafen.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Hagafen Cellars logo\|Hagafen Cellars logo]] [[File:Hagafen Cellars.jpg\|thumb\|alt=exterior photo of Hagafen Cellars\|Hagafen Cellars]] '''Hagafen Cellars''' is a winery located in the [[Napa Valley AVA\|Napa Valley]]. Founded in 1979, it was the first [[~~Kosher~~kosher wine~~\|kosher winery~~]]ry in California, and is "the first of the upscale kosher brands."<ref>{{Cite news \| last = Berger \| first = Dan Line 29 ⟶ 31: \| date = April 5, 2001 \| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NJ&p_theme=nj&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB9EBA741AF2414&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \| accessdate = February 17, 2011}}</ref> Hagafen wines have been called "sophisticated, classic and correct",<ref name=Narlock/>, and are "rated as some of the best kosher wines in the world". <ref name=Hill/> Hagafen's red wines include [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Syrah]], [[Zinfandel]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Merlot]], and [[Pinot Noir]]. Their white wines include [[Chardonnay]], [[Sauvignon Blanc]], [[Riesling]], and [[Rousanne]]. They also produce brut cuvée [[~~Sparkling~~sparkling wine~~\|sparkling wines~~]]s, and a [[Vin gris\|Vin Gris Rosé]]. Wines are sold under three labels. Hagafen is the main label, Prix is the premium label and Don Ernesto is the label used for their more economical offerings.<ref>{{Cite news Line 136 ⟶ 138: \| title = Napa Valley: Land of Golden Vines \| publisher = Globe Pequot \| ~~date~~year = 2005 \| location = [[Guilford, Connecticut]] \| pages = 255 Line 176 ⟶ 178: \| work = Political Punch: Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper \| publisher = [[ABC News]] \| date = December 022, 2010 \| url = http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/12/on-second-night-of-hanukkah-obama-sends-condolences-to-israel-for-deadly-forest-fires.html ~~\| format =~~ \| doi = \| accessdate = February 20, 2011}}</ref> Line 212 ⟶ 213: \| date = March 24, 1994 \| url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59338423.html?dids=59338423:59338423&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+24%2C+1994&author=DAN+BERGER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Passover+Kosher+Wine+for+Wine+Lovers&pqatl=google \| accessdate = February 19, 2011}}</ref> Initially, the company used the production facilities of the Louis Bartolucci winery,<ref name=Courtney>{{Cite news \| last = Courtney \| first = Kevin Line 224 ⟶ 225: \| date = November 21, 1980 \| url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,2550191&dq=ernie-weir&hl=en \| accessdate = February 19, 2011}}</ref>, and later used custom crush facilities. Early in the company's history, Weir decided to "go for the top end of the market."<ref>{{Cite news Line 259 ⟶ 260: \| title = A Moveable Thirst: Tales and Tastes from a Season in Napa Wine Country \| publisher = [[John Wiley and Sons]] \| ~~date~~year = 2007 \| location = \| pages = 207 Line 272 ⟶ 273: \| title = The Wine Lover's Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino \| publisher = Chronicle Books \| ~~date~~year = 2005 \| location = \| pages = 105 Line 305 ⟶ 306: \| title = Wine with food: a guide to entertaining through the seasons \| publisher = Congdon & Weed \| ~~date~~year = 1984 \| location = \| pages = 95 Line 330 ⟶ 331: \| date = August 10, 2010 \| url = http://www.thejewishweek.com/travel/vacations/blessed_fruit_hagafen_cellars \| accessdate = February 18, 2011}}</ref> From 1973 to 1997, he was employed as a [[Viticulture\|viticulturalist]] by sparkling wine maker [[Domaine Chandon]] in [[Yountville, California\|Yountville]] in the Napa Valley, running Hagafen as a side business for nearly 18 years. <ref>{{Cite news \| last = Line 352 ⟶ 353: \| title = Jewish cooking in America \| publisher = [[Alfred A. Knopf]] \| ~~date~~year = 1998 \| location = \| pages = 376 Line 367 ⟶ 368: \| title = Kosher nation \| publisher = [[Random House]] \| ~~date~~year = 2010 \| location = \| pages = Line 380 ⟶ 381: \| title = Quick & Kosher: Recipes from The Bride Who Knew Nothing \| publisher = [[Feldheim Publishers]] \| ~~date~~year = 2007 \| location = [[New York]] \| pages = Line 431 ⟶ 432: Hagafen has overcome several significant challenges in making fine wines that comply fully with the Jewish laws of [[kashrut]]. First of all, "the High Holy Days often fall in the middle of peak harvesting and crush periods",<ref>{{Cite news \| last = Yaffa \| first = Joshua Line 441 ⟶ 442: \| language = \| publisher = \| date = June 066, 2007 \| url = http://www.forward.com/articles/10869/ \| accessdate = February 20, 2011}}</ref>, and that is by far the busiest time of year for Napa Valley winemakers. No work on kosher wines can take place on the most sacred of these days, including [[Rosh Hashanah]] and [[Yom Kippur]], so Weir must coordinate his schedule carefully at this time of year, and work every available moment. Although he is Jewish, Weir's level of religious observance does not comply with Orthodox Jewish standards, and only such Jews are allowed to do the physical work of producing kosher wines. Accordingly, Weir has to direct and monitor temporary Orthodox Jewish employees on the exact steps to take during production, but he can't do any of the hands-on work himself.<ref name=Courtney/>

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