To all Clubs and Federation members, we are pleased to offer this update on the upcoming Nationals; to be officially know as the Gladfield 23rd NZ National Amateur Wine & Beer Competiton & Conference on the 6th, 7th & 8th … Continue reading →
23rd NZ NATIONAL Amateur COMPETITION 2023 Hosted by: Hawke’s Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club est. 1976 Here are the Wine and Beer specifications you have been waiting for: WINE STYLE GUIDELINES Download 2023 Wine Stye Guidelines: Class W 1 … Continue reading →
Following the cancellation of the 2021 Nationals due to Covid, we are delighted to announce that the 2023 National Competition & Conference is on and will be hosted by the Hawke’s Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club. The Competition, as … Continue reading →
Hawke’s Bay Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club is pleased to announce we are hosting the 2020 Central Region Competition! The 2020 Central Region Competition! will be held in Hawke’s Bay on the 9th to the 11th October 2020. The venue … Continue reading →
The Federation of Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club site can be found here (no .org,.co or .com) www.fawab.nz
Continue reading →Hawke’s Bay Amateur Winemakers & Brewers Club “annual” competition. Hi everyone we are hosting another“annual” beer, wine, cider and liqueur competition on Saturday 28 July 2018 at our local HQ, the Hawke’s Bay Deaf Club Rooms, 22 Lee Road, Taradale. Everyone … Continue reading →
The 2017 NZ National Amateur Winemakers & Brewers Federation Bi-Annual Competition was held recently and was hosted by the Manukau Winemakers, Brewers & Apiarists Club in Papatoetoe, Auckland. 5 of our members attended with two of these judging in the … Continue reading →
The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Deaf Hawkes Bay Rooms, 22 Lee Road, Taradale at 7.30pm on the 20th April. Members please bring visitors for introduction and anyone else interested in our club and its activities please … Continue reading →
A smaller turnout for this meeting but it was an interesting one. Brian, our President, dealt with club matters and presented certificates to last month’s competition medal winners. It was noted that the Central Region’s competitions are to be hosted … Continue reading →
After the formal part of the evening Norman gave a very informative talk and demos on aspects of wine and beer making. He created a triangulation tasting of two of the five basic tastes, acid and sweetness and then where both acid … Continue reading →
Our monthly meeting started with the Chairman thanking the whole club for all the work and help before and during the 20th National competitions and social weekend. Those not at the dinner were presented with their medals and certificates. It … Continue reading →
The November Meeting will be held at our clubrooms on 18th at 7.30pm at the Deaf Hawkes Bay rooms 22 Lee Road, Taradale. The October classes for the Points Cup completion are added to the November ones and will be … Continue reading →
At last the weekend arrived. On the Thursday all 854 entries of wine, beer, liqueur and cider were transferred to the Angus Inn after being recorded and logged into “Results“, a programme designed by Brian to produce a complete set … Continue reading →
