Hawks Nest Wines of NZ

Hawks Nest Wines of NZ

Well, Sandra and I are back in Tennessee and recovering from jetlag quickly as spring has sprung in Nashville and it is warm and sunny today. Last night I hosted a NZ wine dinner that spotlighted our Hawks Nest Orchard Block Red wine that will be for sale here in Tennessee in about two weeks. The wine is in transit and I am really excited to be finally having wine to sell here after 5 years of messing with grapes in Matakana.

We had about 60 people at our wine dinner last night and everyone had fun and seemed to like all the NZ wines on offer by Lipman Brothers and Ed Fryer who owns the Green Hills Wine Shoppe and carries the widest selection of NZ wines in this region. Ed was at the dinner and has been very supportive of our efforts to promote our wine here in Tennessee.
Meanwhile back in Matakana the weather is staying sunny and dry and I hear that the grapes are really finishing their maturation process perfectly. We will keep our fingers crossed over these last few weeks of grape growth and hope there is no hail or heavy rain with wind that could adversely affect our harvest. It seems that these last three years have been the best ever for grapes in the Matakana Valley--hope it holds up!!!

DR JIM Downunder