Hawkes Bay

Bilancia Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020 Review

By Sean Mitchell / April 6, 2026

Hawke’s Bay syrah in New Zealand provides a good value alternative to the peppery syrahs of Saint Joseph and Crozes […]

Coleraine Te Mata Estate from Hawkes Bay in New Zealand is regarded as a leading cabernet blend from this part

By Sean Mitchell / October 22, 2018

This pinot gris is influenced by the Alsace style, and is from Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand’s north island. In

By Sean Mitchell / October 4, 2018

This is a high quality merlot blend (76% merlot, 14% cabernet sauvignon, 8% cabernet franc and 2% malbec) from Craggy

Here is a vinous round up of wine notes that I, for one reason or another, have not been quick

By Sean Mitchell / April 1, 2012

Craggy Range’s Gimblett Gravels “Sophia” strikes me as a serious wine, in its outlandishly heavy bottle. The 2005 vintage is