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When Nicky Hahn first purchased land in Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands in the late 1970s, he quickly sensed the potential of the region to produce world-class wines. With only a few grape harvests behind him, he spearheaded the effort to have the Santa Lucia Highlands designated as an official appellation.

Today, the Hahn family still owns Hahn Estate and continues to lead in this prestigious region, best known for its Pinot Noirs. Hahn Estate now produces a broad portfolio of wines including, Lucienne, Hahn, and Smith & Hook.

Rugged and teeming with natural California beauty, the Santa Lucia Highlands vineyards of the Hahn Estate deserve to be protected. That’s what Hahn Estate Founder Nicolaus (Nicky) Hahn recognized when he proposed the creation of the Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH) appellation three decades ago.

Today, Nicky’s family still owns and operates Hahn Family Wines and makes stewardship of the land their top priority. The winery was recently the first in the Northern Central Coast area to be certified green by the Monterey Bay Area Green Business program.