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Click cover image to view the winter issue. Opens in a new tab. Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers presents your digital issue of Hawke’s Bay Wine – Winter Issue. Building brand stories in the cellar door New hydrological model making waves New partner in…

Breaking news from Rod McDonald Wines In breaking news (well, breaking for you, we've had it on hold for a couple of weeks now…), we can tell you that our little old Quarter Acre 2015 Syrah has just taken out…

All you wanted to know about bottle sizes, but were afraid to ask. Split 187 ml Half-Bottle Holds 375 ml or one half of the standard bottle size. Bottle Holds 750 ml – the standard size. Magnum Two bottles or…

It’s time for our AGM and we are looking forward to a great attendance. Look at the benefits, scintillating company, some nice food, some even nicer wine, and all at no cost to you personally’ The notice is incorporated above…

By Roger Moroney | Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017 Rain is expected to mark a drop in overall volumes of grapes harvested this vintage. The drought conditions of December through to mid-February had effectively "saved our bacon" in terms of how the…

Despite a last-minute hitch over the presenter for this tasting (a family bereavement intervened), we were able to arrange for Keith Tibble, Eurovintage, to present, at very short notice, what transpired to be a wonderful tasting. The wines presented were great…

Ata Rangi One of the matters that arose from the Ata Rangi tasting was the challenge to match our door charge to the cost of the evening. We don’t want to risk member resistance by charging too high a door price. We…