The best wines of Hawke's Bay

Discover the best wines of Hawke's Bay of North Island as well as the best winemakers of Hawke's Bay and estates of Hawke's Bay to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Hawke's Bay and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Hawke's Bay by region

Looking for a good wine of Hawke's Bay of North Island among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Hawke's Bay. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Hawke's Bay with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Hawke's Bay

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Want to buy a red wine of Hawke's Bay cheap or sell a red wine of Hawke's Bay at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

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

Red 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 boeuf en daube, pasta with pistou or veal cutlets parmigiana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the red wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of cream, mulberry or coconut and sometimes also flavors of red cherry, forest floor or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Hawke's Bay

  • 1995With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Hawke's Bay.

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 .

Great white wines of Hawke's Bay

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

White wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine, baked bar or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the white wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, flint or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Hawke's Bay

  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Hawke's Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Hawke's Bay

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

Sparkling wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cod and potato gratin, shrimp with curry express or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of apples, pear or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, vegetal or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Hawke's Bay

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Meunier

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Hawke's Bay.

The word of the wine: Rimage

"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).

Great pink wines of Hawke's Bay

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

Pink wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit with mustard, moroccan veal tagine from hanane or tuna pie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or vegetal.

The best vintages in pink wine of Hawke's Bay

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Pinot Gris
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chambourcin
  • Arneis

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Hawke's Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Great sweet wines of Hawke's Bay

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Hawke's Bay

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

Sweet wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, pan-fried salmon papillote or filet mignon with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Riesling
  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Hawke's Bay.

The word of the wine: Primary (aromas)

Aromas characteristic of each grape variety, essentially fruity and floral.

Great natural sweet wines of Hawke's Bay

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

Natural sweet wines from the region of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, pan-fried lamb heart or jambalaya (louisiana).

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of the region of Hawke's Bay. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Hawke's Bay

A wine route planned in the region of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Hawke's Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News from the vineyard of Hawke's Bay

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

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Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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