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The 2024 Gimblett Gravels Syrah: A Wet Vintage, Met In The Vineyard
2024 Vintage

The 2024 Gimblett Gravels Syrah: A Wet Vintage, Met In The Vineyard

Our 2024 Gimblett Gravels Syrah has been released. A wet Hawke's Bay vintage met with careful work in the vineyard, a light hand in the winery, and a Silver at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards.
What is Méthode Traditionelle? Explained by our Winemaker
Declaration

What is Méthode Traditionelle? Explained by our Winemaker

That hiss when the cork eases out isn't added. It has been building in the bottle for months. Our Head Winemaker explains what Méthode Traditionelle is, how we make ours from Gimblett Gravels Chard...
Inside Pask's Gimblett Gravels Merlot: Taste, Terroir, and Old Vines
Gimblett Gravels

Inside Pask's Gimblett Gravels Merlot: Taste, Terroir, and Old Vines

Some of the oldest Merlot vines in Hawke's Bay, a stony vineyard that keeps ripening long after sundown, and a 2021 that took gold at Decanter. Head Winemaker Matt Patterson-Green on what shapes ou...
Hawke's Bay to the global stage – Pask at the ISWC
Gimblett Gravels

Hawke's Bay to the global stage – Pask at the ISWC

Every year, thousands of wines from across the globe are entered into the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), one of the world’s most respected tasting events and often called the “Ol...
Inside Pask's Gimblett Gravels Syrah: Taste, Terroir, and Why It's Different
Gimblett Gravels

Inside Pask's Gimblett Gravels Syrah: Taste, Terroir, and Why It's Different

What Pask's single-vineyard Gimblett Gravels Syrah tastes like, the terroir behind it, and what to pair it with — by Head Winemaker Matt Patterson-Green.
A day in the life of Heath, Pask's Assistant Vineyard Manager
Gimblett Gravels

A day in the life of Heath, Pask's Assistant Vineyard Manager

Featuring Heath Miller, Pask's Assistant Vineyard Manager and Hawke's Bay Young Viticulturist of the Year 2026. Last updated 23 June 2026 Heath is Pask's Assistant Vineyard Manager, and in June 202...
2021 Small Batch Malbec
Eleven Thirty Three

Eleven Thirty Three - Braised Beef with Mushroom and Rosemary

Our 2021 Small Batch Malbec was awarded Gold by Dish Magazine, and we've partnered with Eleven Thirty Three, the new brasserie opening at Pask this spring, for the perfect dish pairing.  Serves 4 -...
Eleven Thirty Three Brasserie
Hawke's Bay

Coming Soon — Eleven Thirty Three, a New Brasserie Experience at Pask Winery

Pask Winery is excited to announce the signing of Eleven Thirty Three — a new brasserie-style winery restaurant opening at our Hastings cellar door this Spring. Led by experienced restaurateur John...
Pask Wineries Grand Opening of Newly Renovated Cellar Door and Event Space
Hawke's Bay

Pask Wineries Grand Opening of Newly Renovated Cellar Door and Event Space

An evening of wine, hospitality, and community marked a new chapter for Pask Winery, as the doors opened to its newly reimagined cellar door and event space in Hawke’s Bay.