The 24th annual Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction, which took place on Saturday 14th November, saw some spirited bidding with over $141,000 raised to support the Cranford Hospice – Hawke’s Bay’s leading palliative care facility. One of the stand-out lots was the 225 litre barrique from Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District . This rich blend
The inaugural Tonelleire de Mercurey NZ Young Winemaker of the Year competition was held this year with heats held throughout the country. Regional heats were held in August, with Lauren Swift, winemaker at Ash Ridge Wines beating six finalists to represent Hawke’s Bay. The regional winners: Hawke’s Bay – Ash
The selling-out of the inaugural Bridge Pa Wine Festival last summer has led to a second event being staged but on a greater scale. As Bridge Pa Triangle chairman Paul Ham, of Alpha Domus Winery, said – “we will now raise the bar”. The first festival was hosted by eight wineries in
Alpha Domus has announced a changing of the guard after 10 years, with Kate Galloway passing on the winemaking reigns to the highly regarded Barry Riwai. Alpha Domus Managing Director Paul Ham said “Barry’s appointment to replace Kate will see a continuance of her hard work of making quality wines,
The Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District in Hawke’s Bay has recently been launched to celebrate and promote one of New Zealand’s premium wine-growing sub-regions. The area extends over more than 2,000 hectares on the western side of the Heretaunga plains and includes the largest concentration of quality vineyards in Hawke’s
