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Carl Nicholson, age 31 is an assistant winemaker at Brookfields Vineyards.

Charlotte Krajewski, age 26, is a cellar hand at Elephant Hill.

A long, dry and hot summer has growers and winemakers excited about the possibility of a great vintage ahead, with the arrival of Cyclone Pam doing little to deter that excitement. 

An associate professor of viticulture from a country with one of the world’s longest records of winemaking, Dr Elman Bahar recently worked with EIT scientists on several major industry research projects.

Former All Black John Ashworth was on a rugby tour when he discovered the pleasure of drinking an exceptional wine.  

Stung $250,000 – that has been the true cost, at least, to each Hawkes Bay farmer of a storm that devastated the region in 2011. 

Hawke’s Bay’s Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District is staging its first-ever wine festival, an event aimed at promoting the subregion’s cellar doors and wines.  

Over $100,000 will be donated to Cranford Hospice thanks to some spirited bidding at last November’s Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Charity Fine Wine Auction.

IRRIGATIONNZ SAYS it is heartened by the support it received for this week's 'It's Now or Never' Ruataniwha meeting.

How growers can produce top-tasting kiwifruit and make top dollar was the theme of a recent Zespri field day in Hawkes Bay.  This is a critical time for growers as decisions made now will determine the size and value of their crop.