{"id":3340,"date":"2021-04-23T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2021-04-23T20:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:17:27","slug":"hawkes-bay-central-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3340","title":{"rendered":"Hawke\u2019s Bay \u2013 Central region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3340\" class=\"elementor elementor-3340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb1cd3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb1cd3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e4c57\" data-id=\"b5e4c57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6634a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6634a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are travelling south from Hawke\u2019s Bay, the Central Hawke\u2019s Bay region has a handful of excellent vineyard choices for you to explore. Stop at the rural township of Waipawa for a coffee or cuppa, and have a quick peruse through the interesting collection of shops \u2013 I can testify that there are at least two shops in Waipawa that sell secondhand vinyl records, and one of those also has a stash of quality audio equipment too! (fantastic).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f981dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f981dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3366673\" data-id=\"3366673\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b5de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b5de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lime Rock<\/strong>\u00a0wines are just a short drive away from Waipawa at 601 Tikokino Road. Rodger Tynan and Rosie Butler are the pair behind the label, Rosie having grown up on the surrounding family farmland, and meeting Rodger whilst studying at Roseworthy College in South Australia. Established on a beautiful patch of land of north-facing limestone slopes, their first vintage was 2004 and they have been winning awards for their wines, including their\u00a0<strong>2009 Classic Pinot Noir<\/strong>\u00a0featuring\u00a0<strong>on Jancis Robinson\u2019s Top 100 Red wine list<\/strong>\u00a0(in 2012), over the years. Their vineyard philosophy \u2013 Rodger describes himself as a \u2018vit-ecologist\u2019 aims for minimal disturbance to the land, and results in wines showing great regional character and a sense of place. Their varietials suit the land \u2013 planted to mostly Pinot Noir, with patches of Pinot Gris, Gruner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc amongst others. Winemaking is also kept uncomplicated including the use of top French oak, where appropriate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71f8ee\" data-id=\"f71f8ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a485bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a485bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spot-the-pickers-picking-Pinot-Gris-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3301\" alt=\"Pinot Gris at Lime Rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spot-the-pickers-picking-Pinot-Gris-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spot-the-pickers-picking-Pinot-Gris-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spot-the-pickers-picking-Pinot-Gris-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Spot-the-pickers-picking-Pinot-Gris.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f12e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"88f12e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=3298\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lime Rock Feature &gt;&gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bc0f57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bc0f57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e549411\" data-id=\"e549411\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8dc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8dc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I visited the vineyard and Cellar door to catch up and try a few wines. The Sauvignon Blanc is excellent, and well worth cellaring, as it ages very well indeed. They had some older vintages for sale at the Cellar Door too. Gruner Veltliner was also very good \u2013 it\u2019s not a varietal I usually take to, but theirs was a revelation \u2013 a real eye-opener. Of course the Pinot Noir is terrific \u2013 the best in Hawke\u2019s Bay. The Cellar Door is a great spot for a visit \u2013 you can walk up to the top of the vineyard on the hill for spectacular views and a picnic if you like. The enormous shells \u2013 oyster and scallop &#8211; they have discovered from the vineyard soil are well worth a look \u2013 as big as a bottle of wine! Check out the website for opening hours or call 06 857 8235.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.limerock.co.nz\/\">www.limerock.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53da000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53da000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ce0b5\" data-id=\"31ce0b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd9ae4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcd9ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae1242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae1242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85332f5\" data-id=\"85332f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483e9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"483e9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pukeora-vineyards.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pukeora-vineyards.png 832w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pukeora-vineyards-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pukeora-vineyards-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0146403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0146403\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b585\" data-id=\"7a0b585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a6765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2a6765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the road further south near Waipukurau is a vineyard set upon a hillside \u2013 <strong>Pukeora Estate<\/strong> was planted in 2000, utilising the limestone ground to grow 13,000 vines over 5 hectares of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Bordeaux varieties and more. As the hillside gets higher there are terraces \u2013 the top levels planted with Merlot. The sprawling series of buildings were once a Sanitorium, and the winery is set up in the basement, with an adjacent barrel hall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0cf4c\" data-id=\"5f0cf4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56928a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c56928a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until recently it\u2019s been a busy events venue and hosted the Central Hawke\u2019s Bay Food and Wine show, but I believe the property has been for sale for a while, so I\u2019m not clear what the current status of the business is \u2013 I haven\u2019t had the chance to visit. Their best known wine is a Merlot\/ Malbec\/Cabernet Sauvignon blend named \u2018<strong>The Benches<\/strong>\u2019 from their \u2018Ruahine\u2019 range; there\u2019s also a Pinot Noir, and a \u2018sticky\u2019 from Semillon and Chardonnay. Awards have been won in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c85c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c85c8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7d181\" data-id=\"1f7d181\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21f3ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b21f3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-548724c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"548724c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c6c42\" data-id=\"61c6c42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6928531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6928531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Junction-signpost-1024x527.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Junction-signpost-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Junction-signpost-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Junction-signpost-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Junction-signpost.png 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74ceeea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74ceeea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a1ffc7\" data-id=\"8a1ffc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40f592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40f592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carry on SH2 until you reach the junction of the highway with SH50 at Takapau, and you\u2019ll be at the site of the other well known boutique winery in Central Hawke\u2019s Bay \u2013 aptly named \u2018<strong>The Junction<\/strong>\u2019. Winners of the \u2018Hawke\u2019s Bay Cellar Door of the year\u2019 in 2014, it\u2019s owned by former All Black front row forward John Ashworth and family, with son Leith as the winemaker. The wines have done well at the NZIWS recently \u2013 the Syrah taking a Gold last year, and the Corner Post Chardonnay doing the same in 2019.<\/p><p>They are open all year round on weekends from midday to 5pm and the same time on most week days from November to March. 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