Hawk and Horse Vineyards Team

Mitch Hawkins

Mitch Hawkins

Owner

Mitch has studied wine grape growing extensively and is now an authority on Organic and Biodynamic wine grape farming. He can most often be found in the vineyard where the Red-tailed hawks scream their territorial cries.

Tracey Hawkins

Tracey Hawkins

Owner

Before helping start Hawk and Horse Vineyards, Tracey worked in the wine industry for six years in sales and marketing. She has also studied winemaking through U.C. Davis.

David Boies

David Boies

Owner

His love of wine and of California’s beautiful North Coast wine growing region motivated him to purchase the extraordinary property that is now home to Hawk and Horse Vineyards.

Christopher Boies

Christopher Boies

Owner

Christopher Boies shares his passion for the law with his passion for wine. At the winery, Mr. Boies plays an active role in finance, distribution and winemaking decisions. Mr. Boies is a partner at the law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

Dr. Richard Peterson

Dr. Richard Peterson

Consulting Winemaker

Dr. Peterson’s pioneering winemaking and development career began with E & J Gallo Winery in 1956 and has gone on to influence some of California’s best known and loved wine brands, including Beaulieu Vineyard, and The Monterey Vineyard.