On 5th September the workers of Matariki wines turned up to work only to find that Matariki Wines had been put into liquidation. The doors were closed and no one allowed into work. This is a further blow to the Hawke’s Bay wine industry. Earlier Villa Maria had announced that they had just acquired both
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Matariki Quintology 2007 Hawke’s Bay In this episode I taste Matariki Quintology 2007 Hawke’s Bay. Matariki Quintology grapes are grown on the world class viticultural area known as ‘The Gimblett Gravels. The Gimblett Gravels is a free draining old river bed. This makes the vines struggle and helps produce pure ripe fruit. The heat from the
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