Brian
Committee member -H.B. Amateur Winemakers & Brewers Club
Provisional Results from 2013 National Champs in Dunedin
The NZ Federation of Amateur Winemakers and Brewers National Championships was held in Dunedin in October. Congratulations to Everyone that entered or attended. Statistics: 100 Competitors 789 Entries From 17 Clubs A total of 441 Medals were awarded Bronze 215, … Continue reading →
Next Meeting October 16th
Rolland Norman of Tukipo River Estate will give us some tips in small volume wine production. Guaranteed to be a very entertaining evening, so make sure you get there. Location: Deaf Hawke’s Bay club rooms, 22 Lee Rd, Taradale 7.30pm. … Continue reading →
I have fixed my computer
After going through a virus attack, Losing a hard drive, Fighting off hackers, Upgrading all my software, Installing fire-walls, Being threatened with being cut-off by my email provider, And a host of other problems… I have fixed my computer… And … Continue reading →
Beer Appreciation Day III
I got this from Jim… Hi Everybody, Just wanted to let you know about Beer Appreciation Day III coming up on Saturday, March 2… eight days and counting! We’ve managed to pull together our biggest range of beers to date, … Continue reading →
2012 Competition Results
The Competition was held on Saturday the 1st of September with entries down a little on previous years to just 56 bottles. Our guest Judges commented on the high calibre of the beer entries with the winning beer achieving an … Continue reading →
Monthly Competitions Classes for Wine and Beer Cups
Month Wine Class Wine Description Beer Class Beer Description May 2 Medium Red Grape 3 Larger 10 Dry White Fruit 8 Dry Stout 34 Draft Cider June 4 Dry White Grape 1 Light Beer 8 Medium Red Fruit 9 … Continue reading →
Visit us at the Hawke’s Bay Show
Come to the Hawke’s Bay A & P Show on the 19th, 20th and 21st of October and visist our stand in the Taste Hawke’s Bay Marquee. See beer brewing and wine fermenting -live and even taste some samples of our great finished … Continue reading →
Beer Appreciation Day
Hawke’s Bay Beer Appreciation Day will be held this Saturday, September 24 from 2:30 to 7:30 at the Elwood Park Function Centre (rugby and polo grounds). Eight breweries are involved: Croucher Brewing Co., Epic Beer, HBIB, Mike’s Premium Organic, Moa Beer, Roosters, Townshend Brewery … Continue reading →
June Meeting Notice
Come along to our June meeting to be enlightened by our guest speaker, winemaker Ralph Harrison from Beach House Wines. As usual tastings and judging will again be a popular point of dicussion. Hope you can make it… At the Deaf Hawke’s … Continue reading →
National Champs
For information on the Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Federation of NZ National Competitions please see the following link: http://sites.google.com/site/nzawbf2011/home Please note that you must be a member of a federated club to be eligible to enter. Hawkes Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers … Continue reading →
May Meeting:
At Deaf Hawke’s Bay clubrooms, 22 Lee Rd, Taradale 7.30pm 18th May 2011 Our speaker this month is our own Maurice. He is going to test a gadget that is said to alter wine tastes after passing through the gadget. … Continue reading →