Welcome to Pask Winery

OU R VISION IS SIMPLE:

to produce the finest wines of Hawke’s Bay

Welcome to Pask WineryThe home of Pask and kate radburnd wines.With stony soils, flowing rivers and plentiful sunshine, Hawke’s Bay is one of New Zealand’s most beautiful and bountiful regions.

Crop dressing pilot Chris Pask spent over 25 years in the air above the Bay. From his vantage point high above, he identified an area of farmland he thought would be ideal for winegrowing; Gimblett Road.

In 1981 he planted the first vines at Gimblett Road, on the stony soils of the old Ngaruroro riverbed.

This region has since become known as the Gimblett Gravels wine growing district and now enjoys a global reputation for excellence.

Kate Radburnd - Winemaker / Managing Director

The very first vintage of 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded 5 stars in Cuisine magazine. Since then Pask wines have consistently enjoyed gold medal and trophy success in London, Australia, Asia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand - across a range of varietals and wine styles.

Our winery and vineyards are Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand accredited, verifying our commitment to sustainable practices and the environment.

At Pask our vision is simple: to produce the finest wines of Hawke’s Bay. We invite you to enjoy them with us.

Over 4000 hectares of wine producing grapes are grown here with the largest planting of red grape varieties in New Zealand and the second largest number of plantings overall.

Gimblett Gravels; our place in Hawke’s Bay Located on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, Hawke’s Bay is one of the hottest and sunniest areas of the country. With 2,297 annual sunshine hours, moderate rainfall and a warm maritime climate providing a long, temperate growing season, the Gimblett Gravels wine growing district is unique.

The gravely, free draining and low fertility soils are ideal for viticulture. Sheltered from the prevailing winds by local landmark Roy’s Hill, our ninety hectares of Gimblett Road Vineyards are often 3ºc warmer during the day compared to other Hawke’s Bay sites. Wines of exceptional quality can be produced under these conditions - intense in flavour and rich in texture.

Merlot has an excellent natural aptitude to our vineyard microclimate and is our most widely planted variety. It is supported by significant plantings of Chardonnay, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Chris Pask, founder of Gimblett Road winegrowing Flying over the arid Hawke’s Bay region for more than a quarter of a century, top-dressing pilot Chris Pask had the perfect vantage point to find the ideal spot to plant vines.

In 1981 he planted a range of grapes in the barren land on Gimblett Road.

Early vintages were highly acclaimed, with the 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon pronounced ‘New Zealand’s Best Red’ by Cuisine Magazine.

Today the Gimblett Gravels wine growing district now enjoys a global reputation for excellence of its wines.

Chris Pask has been credited as founding one of New Zealand’s leading wine regions.

Introducing Kate Radburnd, one of New Zealand’s foremost winemakersPask Winemaker and Managing Director Kate Radburnd is one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed winemakers. She commands an international reputation for her extensive record of award-winning wines and her vision and contribution to the industry.

Held in the highest regard by the wine industry. Kate has been a Director of New Zealand Winegrowers since 1999, she is Chair of Judges at New Zealand’s oldest wine competition, the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards, consults to Air New Zealand for their in-flight wine selection and is a council member of the Eastern Institute of Technology, which has viticulture and wine science as flagship degrees. Kate has also been instrumental in the development of the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand programme.

“I believe the essence of New Zealand wine is the pristine fruit characters derived from our superb climate and dramatic geography.”Kate Radburnd - Winemaker / Managing Director

Hawke’s Bay Lifestyle Hawke’s Bay enjoys a range of activities, beautiful beaches and countryside, relaxing places to stay, historic architecture, events and of course a food and wine culture that is the envy of many. Our own contribution to the attractions of Hawke’s Bay is our proud sponsorship for over a decade of the annual Pask Winery Great Long Lunch; a summer event celebrating all that is Hawke’s Bay.

To recognise this unique lifestyle, Pask have developed a wine range to accompany any occasion.

Our rangePask Winery produces four ranges of wines, each carefully crafted to offer distinctive character and style.

Declaration wines are only ever produced in exceptional vintages and harvested from selected blocks. Complex winemaking characters intertwine with intense flavours from the vineyard, allowing us to create truly distinctive wines.

The Gimblett Road range represents the very essence of our Gimblett vineyards; gravelly soils and unique climatic conditions, producing intensely flavoured wines with body and texture.

kate radburnd is our aromatic range of market led favourites and comprise select parcels of grapes from key viticultural regions around New Zealand.

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Affectionately named after the hill that shelters our vineyards, Roy’s Hill wines are full of appealing, fruit-driven flavours. They are crisp and fresh with pristine fruit for everyday drinking.

The Pask Vintage CellarPask’s vintage cellar contains some of the best wines of the past 30 years.Our guiding philosophy has always been to produce the finest wines of Hawke’s Bay; wines which truly reflect our unique part of New Zealand – our very own terroir.

These wines possess grace, elegance and are finely structured, allowing for extended cellaring and ageing. We aim to release our flagship wines with some bottle maturity.

We are pleased to be able to draw on such wines from our own cellar and allow their potential to be savoured by the discerning.

For further information please visit our website www.pask.co.nz, where you can register for our regular newsletter.

Our wines are stocked wherever good wine is sold.

For cellar sales, please contact us online or on +64 6 879 7906.

Kate Radburnd - Winemaker/Managing Director

LOCATION:

1133 Omahu Road Hastings Hawke’s Bay New Zealand

CONTACT:

info@pask.co.nz +64 6 879 7906

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