We've previewed Hauser Estate Winery that's essentially located in historic Cashtown, Pa., talking to owner Jonathan Patrono and winemaker Michelle Oakes in recent posts. Patrono was working toward a July 1 opening for the winery, located about seven miles west of Gettysburg, but he said Sunday that the middle of July seems like a more likely date.
But they are getting close, obvious by the creation of the Web site. This includes a bit of the background info, including the fact that the winery will have a sales location at 17 on the Square in Gettysburg. But it seems most of the buzz about this family-owned winery will be the view from the glass-enclosed tasting room, which you can get a glimpse of in this photo that we "borrowed" from the Web site. Other construction photos also appear on the site. That tasting room will sit atop the underground winery.
According to the ad posted some months ago for a winemaker, the winery expects to produce 6,000 gallons the first year and quickly expand to 10,000 gallons/year. Both apple and grape wines will be mainstays.
Two acres of hybrid vineyard were in the ground at the time of the posting, with another eight acres of vinifera and two additional hybrid acres expected to go into the ground this year.
Patrono said in the original posting that the planning and work toward next month's opening began in 2006, and it has been a substantial investment of time and money. "Two years ago," he said, "I wouldn't have guessed that as much planning as we've done would have gone into it."
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