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White Wines

Hawke's Bay Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay has consistently produced New Zealand’s leading examples of Chardonnay and has 30% of New Zealand’s total producing hectares for this variety. Hawke’s Bay’s Chardonnays are rich, complex wines with distinctive flavours of citrus and ripe stonefruit. Unoaked or “natural” Chardonay is also growing in popularity. Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc

Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc is 20% of the annual regional vintage and provides an alternative style retaining the freshness typical of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc while exhibiting ripe tropical fruit flavours.

Other Exciting Wines

Individual wineries have had great success with Gewürztraminer, Viognier, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Semillon, and Chenin Blanc. Other, more experimental varieties include Arneis, Verdelho and the red varieties Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Zinfandel.

 

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