Top 100 wines of Hawke's Bay

Discover the top 100 best wines of Hawke's Bay of Hawke's Bay as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Hawke's Bay and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Hawke's Bay

wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef bobotie, tuscan linguine or sauté of veal with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose in the region of Hawke's Bay often reveals types of flavors of cream, lavender or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of flint, nutty or pink grapefruit. In the mouth in the region of Hawke's Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Hawke's Bay

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

Behind LVMH’s Himalayan wine project: the villages of Ao Yun

It’s no easy task to establish a super-premium wine in an entirely new region, particularly when inviting potential retail partners or distributors to the vineyard involves journeying to a distant corner of the Himalayas in the outer reaches of the Yunnan province, southwestern China. For my journey, after four flights from Bordeaux to Shanghai, Chengdu then Shangri-La, it was a four-hour drive up through stunning mountain passes to the foothills (here, that means 2,200m above sea level) of the ...

DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley

Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Hawke's Bay