Top 100 wines of Hawke's Bay - Page 7

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: Montepulciano

A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.

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 chinese noodles with beef, cannelloni with parma ham or piccata with cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose in the region of Hawke's Bay often reveals types of flavors of oak, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, tree fruit or earth. 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

Cornas & St-Péray 2021: report and top-scoring wines

This was the first year that Pierre Clape, of Domaine Clape, had witnessed frost on the slopes of Cornas; from these parcels he lost 40% of his crop. On the flat, however, it was much worse – here he lost 90%. Like almost everybody else, he had to raise alcohol levels – here by adding concentrated must – to achieve 12% alcohol. The last time they had to do this was in 2008. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring Cornas & St-Péray 2021 wines See all 400 Rhône 2021 tasting ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts’

When you have an idea that, in your first flush of inspiration, you think deserves to get beyond the breakfast table, you run straight into the modern dilemma. Is it a Tweet? Is it one for Facebook or Instagram? Should you just try it out on your nearest and dearest, or is there a book in it? A slim volume, or does it need several tomes to expound its profundity? My trade being what it is, and royalties being as modest as they are these days, I’ve rather given up on books. Writing new ones, that ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

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