ORGANIC CRAFT SPIRITS WITH A TWIST - Napa Valley Life Magazine

Looking for a new way to enjoy wine?  Wine Country welcomes Hanson of Sonoma as its first organic craft spirits distillery that uses wine grapes as its base. Hanson Distillery originated from a passion driven by sons Chris and Brandon to…

Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Must-Try Flavored Vodkas - Forbes

Flavored vodka is a polarizing subject. Most people either love the fact that you can get a vodka in nearly any flavor under the sun, or think they’re pretty gross and that nothing should taste like cake other than cake. While some flavors…

SONOMA COUNTY’S 8 BEST CRAFT SPIRIT TASTING ROOMS - Sonoma Magazine

Sipping vodka cocktails in the Hanson Distillery tasting room in Sonoma, one thing is clear: Wine tasting rooms have never been this fun. Don’t get us wrong, because the hundreds of wineries from Petaluma to Cloverdale have a good thing going,…

The Millennial’s Guide To Navigating Sonoma’s Wine Country - Haute Living Magazine

There are hundreds of wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties—so many that planning a trip to wine country can be an intimidating and daunting task, especially to the inexperienced drinker. Where to stay? What to eat? What to drink? To…

In 2019, expect to see more craft distilleries in California - SF Chronicle

The proposition of the tasting room is simple: It’s half bar and half liquor store, a place where people can buy a flight of booze to enjoy right away and leave with a few bottles for later. That one-two punch at the cash register has made…

New Vodka Tasting Room Shakes Up Sonoma - 7x7

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When we head to Wine Country, we usually expect to sip on, well, wine. But by the third stop, even the truest winos among us may begin to feel a little vino-ed out. But now, tucked among the Sonoma vines lies a new tasting experience—vodka,…

Handmade Vodka in Carneros, Valley of the Moon Magazine

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A few years ago, one member of a Sonoma Valley winemaking family explained why he was dipping his corporate toe into the boutique spirits pond. “Do you know what my pre-tax profit margin is on a $20 bottle of wine?” he asked. “It’s…

Welcome to Vodka Country: the Hanson Tasting Room is Open!

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We've been working hard here in Sonoma - and are so proud to announce the opening of our brand new Tasting Room!! Seven years ago, Hanson Organic Vodka was just a (very good) idea Chris and Brandon Hanson had. After convincing the whole family…

Alameda Magazine: Family Run Distillery Expands

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A family-owned vodka company, distilling aromatic small-batch organic produce-infused spirits in soaring imported copper stills, surrounded by sun-baked golden California chaparral, then sealing those spirits into tall clear bottles whose quaint,…

JEFF BURKHART’S BARFLY: ARTISAN DISTILLERS SHARE THEIR SPIRITED STORIES

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Marin IJ There are books about cocktails, lists and lists of every drink imaginable. Ironically what many of these cocktail books lack is imagination. There are also books about distilled spirits, page after page of reviews and techniques…