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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
Winter pruning in the vineyard 🍇❄️ A careful proc Winter pruning in the vineyard 🍇❄️ 
A careful process which shapes our vines for the season ahead. Each cut guides growth, ensuring healthy grapes at harvest for the next vintage 🍇

#ACWinemakers #Winter #Pruning #HawkesBay #NZWine
Family at harvest 🍇🍷 Circa 1930 | West Auckland, N Family at harvest 🍇🍷
Circa 1930 | West Auckland, New Zealand 🌿

#ACWinemakers #Corban #Family #NZWine #Vintage #Photograph
We're thrilled to receive the following 5-Star rev We're thrilled to receive the following 5-Star review from Michael Cooper in the latest issue of New Zealand Listener for our 2023 AC Reserve Chardonnay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#ACWinemakers #Chardonnay #WineReview #NZWine #HawkesBayWine
Pioneers of New Zealand Wine 🍷🌿 This beautifully Pioneers of New Zealand Wine 🍷🌿

This beautifully crafted book celebrates the spirit of many immigrant pioneer winemakers & passionate, determined growers. Those whose hopes, setbacks, and achievements laid the groundwork for the thriving New Zealand wine industry we see today.

Dick Scott brings to life the stories of Dalmatians, Germans, Spaniards, Lebanese and others who endured challenging conditions to plant vines. Their dedication was instrumental in establishing an industry from the ground up.

Pioneers of New Zealand Wine is a revision and expansion of Dick Scott’s earlier work 'Winemakers of New Zealand (1964)', brought up-to-date with new photos and context from renowned photographer Marti Friedlander. Her incredible portraits complement the narrative with striking black-and-white scenes from the 1960s - creatively capturing winemakers, vineyards, and the industry’s evolution (a number of which are pictured here) 🌿🍷🍇

#NZWine #Pioneers #History #Heritage #NewZealand #Winemaking 

@nzwinegrowers 
@hawkesbaywine
Alwyn's comments on a fantastic 2025 Harvest 🍇🍷 “ Alwyn's comments on a fantastic 2025 Harvest 🍇🍷

“The quality of the 2025 vintage in Hawke's Bay has been exceptional and will further support Hawke's Bay Wine’s standing as one of the World's Great Wine Capitals.

The warm, dry growing season resulted in an earlier than usual harvest and grapes were picked at their optimum. Our Chardonnay from the Havelock Hills and Sauvignon Blanc from Bridge Pa were fermented in barrel and our Bridge Pa Merlot is ready for barrel maturation. More on that later in the year.

We've really appreciated the feedback & excellent reviews on our 2023 Reserve Chardonnay & Viognier, and we're looking forward to adding more varietals from the 2025 vintage to the collection”

#ACWinemakers #HawkesBay #Vintage #NZWine #HawkesBayWine
"To Assid Abraham Corban and all pioneer winemaker "To Assid Abraham Corban and all pioneer winemakers who transplanted the skills of the old world to New Zealand" 🍇🍷🌍➡️🇳🇿 

'Winemakers of New Zealand' by historian & jounalist D.Scott (1964) chronicles the development of New Zealand's wine industry, offering a detailed account of the individuals and communities who established vineyards and wineries across the country. 

The book highlights the challenges faced by these early winemakers, including cultural misunderstandings, bureaucratic obstacles, and natural setbacks like the phylloxera outbreak. 

Despite these difficulties, the dedication and resilience of these pioneers laid the foundation for the modern New Zealand wine industry.

#ACWinemakers #Family #Heritage #NewZealand #NZWine
Our Rosétte Rosé Spritz now available & pouring at Our Rosétte Rosé Spritz now available & pouring at Gemmayze St 🌹🧡🇱🇧 

A great drink to pair with their delish menu 👌🏽🧡
@gemmayze_st

#ACWinemakers #Rosétte #Rosé #Spritz #GemmayzeSt #Auckland #Restaurant #Cuisine #Food #Foodie #NZWine #HawkesBay #Wine
A toast to one of our favourite varieties as we ce A toast to one of our favourite varieties as we celebrate International Chardonnay Day! A wonderful wine of the world which New Zealand produces exceptionally well 🌿☀️

#ACWinemakers #Chardonnay #Celebrate #NZWine #HawkesBay
Fantastic to have a select range of our varietals Fantastic to have a select range of our varietals now available at @advintagewines in Havelock North. You can shop now at the AC Wine link in their bio, or pop in & see their awesome team for an order 🍷😄

Advintage is one of New Zealand’s largest and most trusted online wine retailers. Since 1999 they've provided expert wine knowledge, recommendations & great service right here in the heart of Wine Country, Hawke's Bay 🍷🍇☀️

#ACWinemakers #Advintage #ShopLocal #HawkesBay #NZWine
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