Over the last week, we have been busy bottling the 2018 Hancock & Sons Rose and Chardonnay. The wines are tasting very well and new packaging looks great. Once we have the shopping section of the website operating satisfactorily, both wines will be available for sale in very limited quantities,

Expect a notification fairly soon, early December.

Willy is due back from his adventures in Bordeaux on the 1st of December. Looking forward to having him back.

Flowering is well underway with Chardonnay and Merlot and the Hawkes Bay weather has not been extreme as other parts of the country. I did notice a sprinkling of snow on the Kawekas on Monday morning but it hasn’t been too bad. We should have good flowering.

Look forward to a report from Willy about his harvest experience very soon.

Cheers,

John