Gimblett Gravels

31/08/2026

Get in quick! Last tickets remaining to an evening of sensational w**es and incredible cuisine. Be there!

Book the Hawke's Bay W**emakers' Dinner at Cellar 495 and enjoy seven auction-exclusive w**es, a three-course meal and time with leading w**emakers.

13/08/2026

We’ll be there! It’s a chance to taste our sensational Gimblett Gravels 2025 Assemblage Field Blend matched with incredible cuisine.

🍷 The perfect way to begin your Hawke’s Bay W**e Auction weekend.

The night before the auction, we're bringing together the w**emakers behind this year's seven full-barrique auction lots for an intimate dinner at Cellar 495.

📍 Cellar 495, Hastings
📅 Friday 11 September | Seating 6.00–6.30pm
🎟 $185 per person

Over three beautifully matched courses, you'll taste each of these exceptional w**es poured by the people who made them, hear the stories behind the lots and discover what makes each w**e special before the lots go under the hammer the following day.

For those joining us at the Auction on Saturday, it's also a brilliant opportunity to do a little extra research before deciding which lots might earn a place on your bidding list.

Seats are limited and bookings are essential. Email office@hawkesbayw**eauction.co.nz to reserve your place.

Radburnd Cellars Bridge Pa Triangle Gimblett Gravels Church Road W**ery Redmetal Vineyards 495w**es

08/08/2026

Be there! 13 Gimblett Gravels producers under one roof! This Tuesday 11 August, 6pm at Caro’s. Tickets from Caro’s W**e Merchants

22/07/2026

Christchurch this one’s for you! Join w**emakers Matt Patterson-Green and Jenny Dobson to taste glorious Gimblett Gravels w**es from Pask W**ery and Cellar Door and Squawking Magpie W**es at Vino Fino on 4th August. Tickets from Vino Fino

21/07/2026

It’s been a while between drinks, but the wait is over! Taste Gimblett Gravels w**es from 13 of our finest producers on 11 August at Auckland’s **es 📸 throwback to our 2014 Caro’s tasting

20/07/2026

Renowned Gimblett Gravels w**emaker Jenny Dobson is such a fan of red fruit, she wears it in her ears 🍇

11/07/2026

Paddles up for Lot 9!
Get • **eauction 🍇 GIMBLETT GRAVELS WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION – LOT 9

Gimblett Gravels W**egrowers Association 2025 Assemblage Field Blend by w**emaker James Ostergren.

Full Barrique (288 bottles).

Specially created for the 2026 Hawke’s Bay W**e Auction, this very special w**e is an assemblage ‘field blend’, donated by members of the Gimblett Gravels W**egrowers Association. From the 2025 vintage, each w**ery has selected the best red grape variety and the best parcels of fruit that the vintage delivered, with each member’s component expertly blended by w**emaker James Ostergren.

Members contributing to this w**e comprise: Beach House, Church Road, Craggy Range, Čuvar, Elephant Hill, Esk Valley, Mills Reef, Mission Estate, Pask, Smith & Sheth, Squawking Magpie, Trinity Hill, Villa Maria 💫.

Founded in 2001, the Gimblett Gravels W**egrowers Association brings together some of New Zealand’s finest w**e producers with a fervent respect for the concept of terroir, combined with modern-day thinking to define, protect and market w**e.


Gimblett Gravels

07/07/2026

Only a handful of tickets left! Taste our Gimblett Gravels 2025 Assemblage Field Blend, specially created for the Hawke’s Bay W**e Auction.
Get • **eauction 🍷 AUCKLAND, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU. 🍷 For the first time ever, the Hawke’s Bay W**e Auction is heading north!

Join us, and our friends from **eauctionroom, for the inaugural Auckland Preview + Tasting - an exclusive evening showcasing some of Hawke’s Bay’s finest w**es, extraordinary auction lots, and the stories behind them.

📍 Caro’s W**e Merchants, Grey Lynn
📅 Tuesday 28 July
⏰ 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Meet the w**emakers. Taste 20 of the w**es featured in this year’s auction. Get a first look at some of the rare and remarkable experiences, collections and barrel lots set to go under the hammer in September.

For w**e lovers, collectors, syndicates and anyone curious about the Hawke’s Bay W**e Auction, this is a rare opportunity to experience the event before auction day arrives.

This intimate event is strictly limited and expected to sell out quickly. Grab your tickets from our website or via Eventfinda.

01/07/2026

What a way to start the day! So much camaraderie in the room as Gimblett Gravels producers tasted their way through all the w**es nominated for the 2024 Annual Vintage Selection. Sublime!

30/06/2026

25 years young! Established in 2001, the Gimblett Gravels W**egrowers Association counts more than 20 w**e producers as members. Here’s a blast from the past…recognise anyone?