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Our handpicked Hawke's Bay 2026 Chardonnay. Gently Our handpicked Hawke's Bay 2026 Chardonnay. Gently whole bunch pressed, then to barrel for fermentation.

#ACWinemakers #Chardonnay #HawkesBay #Vintage #NZWine
This vintage we have a special project to commemor This vintage we have a special project to commemorate our 125th year of family winemaking in New Zealand. It started with a handpick of Muscat grapes in Hawke's Bay. We look forward to sharing more with you soon.

#ACWinemakers #Muscat #HawkesBay #NZWine #Heritage
Awesome to get our second lot of '26 Chardonnay in Awesome to get our second lot of '26 Chardonnay in. Handpicked from another terrace of sunny hillside vines on the western slopes of Te Mata Peak ☀️ 

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #Chardonnay #Vintage #NZWine
Our handpicked '26 Muscat is in! 😄☀️ Nice ripe fr Our handpicked '26 Muscat is in! 😄☀️ 
Nice ripe fruit from the Bridge Pā Triangle with excellent flavour, natural sweetness & balance. 
We're working on a special project using this heritage variety which we look forward to sharing with you soon.

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #Muscat #NZWine #Heritage
Beautiful golden bunches of delicious Muscat grape Beautiful golden bunches of delicious Muscat grapes. Ripening & raisining in the Hawke's Bay sunshine. 

#ACWinemakers #Muscat #HawkesBay #Vintage
Our first lot of Chardonnay is in for 2026! 😄 Hand Our first lot of Chardonnay is in for 2026! 😄 Handpicked from vines grown in limestone on the western slopes of Te Mata Peak. Nice ripe Hawke's Bay fruit with plenty of flavour and great balance ☀️

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #Chardonnay #Vintage #2026
Chardonnay bunches looking & tasting great leading Chardonnay bunches looking & tasting great leading into vintage 2026 ☀️ 

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #Chardonnay
Wonderful to have our Reserve Chardonnay now avail Wonderful to have our Reserve Chardonnay now available by the glass at @jervois_rd! A superb local wine bar + kitchen in the heart of Herne Bay, Auckland.

Our awesome cousin Leza also brings the tunes & good times with @lezaandthelovejones at the venue regularly! 🎤🎶 make sure you pop in for great wine, food & entertainment 🎶

#ACWinemakers #JervoisRd #WineBar #Auckland
Great to have our Reserve Chardonnay & Viognier no Great to have our Reserve Chardonnay & Viognier now available at @beauponsonby in Auckland. A fantastic spot. Pop by next time you're in the neighborhood for wonderful vino & food!

#ACWinemakers #Beau #Ponsonby #Auckland
A.A. Corban (foreground) in the vineyard with fami A.A. Corban (foreground) in the vineyard with family. Our grandfather Alex & cousins, eating grapes next to him 🍇 🍷 

#ACWinemakers #Heritage #NZWine
AC Reserve Hawke's Bay Viognier, now available at AC Reserve Hawke's Bay Viognier, now available at Restaurant Ari
@restaurant.ari 

A great new spot in the heart of Hastings, which serves 'bold, flavour-driven food, inspired by the diverse cuisines of the Mediterranean'. We really enjoyed their Lebanese world series night recently. Pop in & experience fantastic food matched with wonderful wine.

#ACWinemakers #Restaurant #Ari #Viognier #Hastings #HawkesBay #Cuisine
Riccardo & Sara at CASA 🍝📸 Our Reserve Viognier, Riccardo & Sara at CASA 🍝📸 
Our Reserve Viognier, now available at their wonderful restaurant in Ahuriri, Napier 🌊☀️
Pop in for authentic Italian food, warm hospitality & a great vino to match! 🇮🇹🤌🏽

#ACWinemakers #CASA #Ahuriri #Viognier
AC Reserve Chardonnay, now available at Malo Resta AC Reserve Chardonnay, now available at Malo Restaurant. Pop in for a great selection of local wines & cuisine to match, prepared by Chef Bert here & team ☀️🍷 

#ACWinemakers #Malo #HavelockNorth
Today we're celebrating International Merlot Day 🍇 Today we're celebrating International Merlot Day 🍇🍷
A grape which grows so well here in Hawke's Bay, producing wines of exceptional quality. Often made in a forward, ripe fruit & early drinking style, it also has that richness, balance and structure which gives it the ability to age incredibly well.

Our 2025 AC Merlot from the Bridge Pā Triangle is maturing nicely in barrel. We look forward to sharing it with you soon.

Let's toast to Merlot, a classic variety 🍷
Abraham plants a Syrah vine with great-great Aunty Abraham plants a Syrah vine with great-great Aunty Helena, Labour Weekend 2002. Reminiscing about the special occasion we had this time 23 years ago to commemorate 100 years of family winemaking in New Zealand 🍇🍷

It was a weekend of planting & celebration with 4 generations of our family, alongside friends & wider community. Here we're pouring an old wine onto a new vine - as a blessing & drop of good luck 🍇🌱☀️

#ACWinemakers #Family #NZWine #HawkesBayWine
AC CENTENNIAL SYRAH REVIEWS 🍷🍇 Michael Cooper 5 AC CENTENNIAL SYRAH REVIEWS 🍷🍇 

Michael Cooper
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Fragrant and full-bodied, it has a rich array of plum, spice, liquorice and nut flavours, revealing excellent complexity, and a sustained, very finely textured finish. Still unfolding and likely to be long-lived, it’s well worth cellaring to 2028+"

Cam Douglas – Master Sommelier
Outstanding 95+

“A very rare opportunity to taste this wine – The AC Centennial Syrah is a legacy wine. It's a piece of history. There's a wonderful backstory to it and what is wine, if not a story"... 

"Decant for service. Best drinking from 2026 through 2033"
@camdouglasms

Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A stunning syrah; this is magnificently maturing and offers terrific drinking – 95 points”
@wineorbit

These limited edition magnums were made from Syrah vines planted by four generations of our family in 2002 to mark 100 years of winemaking in New Zealand. 

A special Syrah to celebrate or cellar, available now at acwine.co.nz (link in bio)

@hawkesbaywine 
@nzwinegrowers 

#ACWinemakers #Centennial #Syrah #HawkesBay #NewZealand #NZWine
Grapevines perched on the sun-kissed western slope Grapevines perched on the sun-kissed western slopes of Te Mata Peak provide optimal growing conditions for our Reserve Chardonnay in Hawke's Bay ☀️

These foothills bask in long Hawke’s Bay sunshine hours & gentle afternoon light, giving grapes an even, slow ripening.

Afternoon airflows drift in from the east coast, keeping temperatures balanced and locking in fresh, citrus-bright acidity. While a patchwork of limestone and gravelly alluvial soils gives our Chardonnay its signature minerality and depth. 

Closer to vintage, warm days build flavour & body while cool nights preserve aromatics and a crisp, elegant finish.

This impressive terroir results in world-class Chardonnay. Complex, finely structured and uniquely Hawke’s Bay 🌿

#ACWinemakers
#Reserve
#Chardonnay
#HawkesBayWine 
#TeMataPeak 
#NZWine
A recent 5 Star review from Michael Cooper on our A recent 5 Star review from Michael Cooper on our 2023 Reserve Hawke's Bay Viognier ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Already delicious, the highly refined 2023 vintage was hand-picked from vines planted in 2004 on the western slopes of Te Mata Peak, and fermented and matured for 15 months in French oak barriques (10% new). Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, with peachy, slightly spicy flavours, threaded with fresh acidity, a subtle seasoning of oak, excellent delicacy and vigour, and a dry (2.5 grams/litre of residual sugar), lingering finish. Still youthful, it should be at its best 2027+"

#ACWinemakers #Reserve #HawkesBay #Viognier #NZWine #HawkesBayWine #Review #ACWine
A feature in one of the Wine Stories articles on t A feature in one of the Wine Stories articles on the Great Wine Capitals website this week. Nice to be alongside a number of Hawke's Bay families in wine, including the Radburnds & Russells in this write up from our region 🍇🍷☀️

You can check it out at: www.greatwinecapitals.com

@hawkesbaywine 
@greatwinecapitals 

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #GreatWineCaptials #NZWine #Family
Great to have our wines now available at Vino Fino Great to have our wines now available at Vino Fino! 😊 We're pleased to hear they were impressed with the 2023 Reserve Hawke's Bay Chardonnay & Viognier.

Vino Fino is an iconic retailer of fine wines in Christchurch. Next time you're in the city, make sure you pop in & explore a wonderful World of Wine with their amazing range 🍷🌿 

@vinofinochch 

#ACWinemakers #VinoFino #NZWine #Christchurch #NewZealand #WineShop #FineWine #Chardonnay #Viognier
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