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Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay is my home region so I obviously have a natural bias for this amazing region for food and wine. Historically known as the food basket of New Zealand it is also New Zealand’s oldest wine region with wineries dating back to the 1950s. It is also the second-largest wine region in the country…

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Bilancia

Warren Gibson and Lorraine Leheny are the founders and owners of the Bilancia wine brand that produces mainly Syrah and Chardonnay. In addition to owning Bilancia, they also own an amazing piece of hillside dirt overlooking the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay. Looking at the steepness and complexity of this vineyard would make you think…

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