11/09/2026
TODAY: WINE. LOTS OF IT. FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE. 🍷
It started with three Hawke’s Bay winemakers having a conversation in 1991. What if we got the wine industry together and raised some money for the community?
35 years, 1,000+ auction lots and more than $5 million raised for Cranford Hospice later, the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction is still going. More than 50 local winemakers now contribute, and the auction has become a slightly ridiculous collection of very good wine, from rare cellar releases and one-off blends to 288-bottle barriques.
We’ve gone for something slightly more sensible 😉
Silent Auction Lot 4: six vintages of Testify Red - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
The silent auction is already open online, or if you’re in Hawke’s Bay, you could even head along on tonight and see what’s going under the hammer!