by Editor | Jan 24, 2024 | Drinks, News
It was the drink of the European summer and now it’s winning the hearts of New Zealanders too. Hastings Distillers’ new aperitif, Constance, is a nod to its French counterpart, Lillet – but made entirely locally, from Hawke’s Bay wine and organically grown botanicals....
by Editor | Nov 2, 2023 | News
Forty-five is still considered young these days. In human years anyway. But when it comes to tenure in retail, 45 years is a ripe old age. Not many retail organisations in New Zealand can boast a near half-century in operation, but Chantal Organics can. The Hawke’s...
by David Wrigley | May 25, 2023 | News
Hawke’s Bay was today named a Great Wine Capital of the world, setting it alongside eleven other prestigious wine regions such as Bordeaux (France), Napa Valley (USA), Bilbao (Spain) and Adelaide (Australia). Admission to the Great Wine Capitals programme, as the...
by Editor | Mar 29, 2023 | News
Vintage is well underway in Hawke’s Bay. Six weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle the majority of Hawke’s Bay vineyards are hard out picking fruit under the welcome sunshine Hawke’s Bay is currently enjoying. “While we have all seen images of the devastated vineyards...
by Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Mar 8, 2023 | Opinion
Late last year Chief Executive of Hawke’s Bay Tourism, Hamish Saxton said that after another
rollercoaster year for Hawke’s Bay’s visitor economy, things were on the up. “ Considering where
we started in January 2022, the visitor economy in Food and Wine Country is...
