Welcome to Hawke's Bay Wine Country

Hawke’s Bay is New Zealand’s leading producer of red wines and the second largest wine region in the country.

Hawke’s Bay is in the North Island of New Zealand, 300km North of Marlborough and 360km South of Auckland.  Located at 39.4°South, the same as Madrid in the North.

History, consistency, diversity and innovation continue to provide the foundation for Hawke’s Bay’s reputation as a fine wine producing region.

With over 80% of New Zealand’s plantings of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes, Hawke’s Bay has a reputation for superior quality red wines.  The warm maritime climate and varying landscape also produces New Zealand’s richest and most complex Chardonnays.

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“One forgets just how fine New Zealand’s Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends can be, particularly in Hawke’s Bay”

Neal Martin, Writer for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, May 2008.

"Simply put, Hawke’s Bay produces some of the finest flavoured, complex, textural chardonnay’s in the new world, and the warm low vigour vineyards of the region produce, at their best, rich elegant ripe red wines based on either merlot or syrah. Nowhere else in New Zealand can do this. These are wines that we love... it is why we are here!"

Steve Smith MW, Craggy Range Winery

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