Hawke’s Bay Has Been Crowned One Of The World’s Great Wine Capitals Of The World Joining The Likes Of Bordeaux In France And The Napa Valley In The US

Hawke’s Bay has been crowned one of the world’s Great Wine Capitals of the world joining the likes of Bordeaux in France and the Napa Valley in the US. The Bay is the first NZ region and only the 12th in the world to receive membership. Pre-Covid, international wine tourists spent $3.26 billion in New Zealand and Brent Linn Executive Officer at Hawke’s Bay Wine, says it is a timely boost to the local economy as it recovers from the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle and it is a validation of the region’s status among international winegrowers. He expects it to lead to an increase in wine tourism which equates to people staying longer and spending more money. Brent Linn says despite the loss of crop and infrastructure after Gabrielle and the loss of 40,000 tonnes normally harvested there is still optimism thanks to a late summer burst of good weather resulting in some stunning wines coming through. Some of the other Great Wine Capitals include Adelaide and the Barossa Valley, Bordeaux (France) Cape Town, Cape Winelands (South Africa) Porto, (Portugal) and Verona (Italy).