Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery is owned and operated by husband and wife Todd & Kenna Wuerker. The farmland has been in the Wuerker family since the 1940s when Todd’s grandfather emigrated from Germany to start a family in Cape May County. Though the landscape has changed through the years, from cattle to vegetables to vinifera, there is a dedication to quality and a passion for excellence that has been as constant as the namesake hawks that soar overhead.
Together, Todd and Kenna are the perfect team for running a successful vineyard and winery, with Todd in charge of the vineyard, wine making and property maintenance and Kenna handling the business operations including marketing, finances, and merchandising. They began their work to open the winery in August of 2006 and established Hawk Haven Vineyard LLC by May 2008, opening the tasting room just one year later. Today they have over sixteen acres under vine with as many different varietals. All of the estate grapes are harvested, pressed, fermented, aged, blended, and bottled on site. The Hawk Haven logo was created by a team of artists and is designed not only to represent the winery’s namesake but also the yin and yang of Todd and Kenna’s relationship.
In the Fall of 2018, Hawk Haven joined The Winemaker’s Co-Op of New Jersey, the first winery to be invited since its inception. The organization was created by a group of likeminded growers and winemakers to promote the fine wine movement in the Garden State. The goal is to highlight and encourage premium New Jersey wine production with exclusive events, press outreach, industry investment and education. We wholeheartedly support the slogan, No Farmers, No Wine.
Todd has had his heart set on being a main player in sparkling wine production for quite some time. Sparkling wines are a true labor of love, from the time-intensive practices of Méthode Champenoise, to the risks of Méthode Ancestrale, these are truly celebratory wines. In 2019 we released our first round of Pét-Nats, shortly followed by our 2017 Brut, Blanc de Blanc and Blanc de Noir sparkling wines. Todd and his team are working on a number of exciting new projects in the winery, always striving to push themselves and think outside of the box.
